RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS IN A PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELITUS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
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Successful Management of Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis in a Child with Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus and Recent Blindness: A Case Report
Background and Aim: Mucormycosis is an aggressive and life-threating fungal infection that affects patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) or compromised immune system. The most common symptom of rhinocerebral mucormycosis is sinusitis, and if the infection spreads beyond the sinus, more severe symptoms such as blindness, seizure, and death may occur. Case Presentation: We descri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Caliphate Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2346-7193
DOI: 10.47837/cmj.19770126.nma.2016412162