Combination antifungal therapy without craniotomy in an immunocompromised patient with rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: A case report

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  • Farhad Shahi Department of Adult Hematology and Oncology, Imam Khomeini Complex Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohammad Reza Salehi Imam Khomeini Complex Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Omid Rezahosseini Imam Khomeini Complex Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Sadegh Khodavaysi Division of molecular biology, Department of medical mycology and parasitology, School of public health, Tehran university of medical science, Tehran, Iran
  • Sara Ghaderkhani Imam Khomeini Complex Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi Imam Khomeini Complex Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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