Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: literature review apropos of a rare entity

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: a rare infection

Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis: Report of a Rare Case

BACKGROUND Mucormycosis is one of the rapidly progressing and lethal form of fungal infection which involves the nose and paranasal sinuses of the head and the neck regions. Mucormycosis also remains a threat to patients with uncontrolled diabetes or other predisposing systemic conditions. It manifests as rhinocerebral, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cutaneous or disseminated form. The underlying...

Extraosseous Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Parapharyngeal Space -A Rare Entity - with Review of Literature

Introduction: Extraosseous Ewing’s sarcoma (EES) of the head and neck region is a rare occurrence, and Ewing’s sarcoma of the parapharyngeal space is even rarer. To the best of our knowledge, only three cases of EES of the parapharyngeal space have been reported in the literature.   Case Report: We report a rare case of EES of the parapharyngeal space in an 8-year-old girl. She presented with c...

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: a rare fungal infection linked to diabetes

Introduction Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening infection caused by fungi from the family of mucoraceae. Here we report a rare case of Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a 67-year-old diabetic patient. Case Report A previously healthy 67-year-old male presented with swelling and pain over the left side of the face, deviation of the angle of the mouth to right side and drooling of ...

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: an update.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Mucormycoses are a group of invasive infections caused by filamentous fungi of the Mucoraceae family, with the rhinocerebral form of the disease being the most common in large case series. In the present paper we review the characteristics of the rhinocerebral form of the disease. EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION SOURCES The present review is based on the analysis of the cur...