N Ghadimi

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - 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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H Daneste 1  

M Mardani 1  

MH Anbardar 1  

S Sharifzadeh 1  

SH Maleki 1