Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient—A Case Report
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چکیده
Rhino-orbitocerebral mucormycosis is the most common form of central nervous system (CNS) infection with mucormycosis. It is a rare but life-threatening infection. Isolated cerebral infection with mucormycosis without any rhino-orbital focus is extremely rare. Isolated cerebral mucormycosis is common in intravenous (IV) drug abusers and immunocompromised patients. Diabetes, long-term steroid usage, and immunosuppression are the important risk factors for the infection. Usually the disease presents as an acute illness with rapid course and is fatal if untreated. In a case review of 30 cases by Verma et al in 2006, 11 patients had associated systemic infection, 17 had history of IV drug abuse, and 2 were diagnosed on the basis of surgical and histopathological features.1 Our patient is a healthy immunocompetent, nondiabetic woman presenting with gradual onset of symptoms similar to a slow-growing tumor in comparison to a classical rapid course in patients with mucormycosis.
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