Страна 1 од 68 резултати
We report on an elderly male patient with headache and right-side weakness. Imaging studies revealed multiple space-occupying lesions in the parietal and occipital cerebral regions. Biopsy revealed broad aseptate ribbon-like structures branching at right angles, suggestive of mucormycosis.
A 62-year-old man with untreated diabetes complained of diplopia and headache. Neurological examination demonstrated left abducens nerve palsy. MRI showed a mass lesion in the left orbital apex. Total left ophthalmoplegia and visual loss rapidly developed in the next two weeks. A craniotomy was
OBJECTIVE
We report a rare case of internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm owing to rhinocerebral mucormycosis and review 40 reported cases from 1980 to present.
METHODS
A 38-year-old Caucasian man presented with a 3-day history of headache, diplopia, and numbness in the distribution of the left
Purpose: We report a case of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) with focal anterior cerebritis treated favorably with retrobulbar amphotericin B and systemic antifungals.
Observations:
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an invasive fungal sinusitis with a high mortality rate, especially in immunocompromised patients. A 70-year-old woman, with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus, presented with a one-month history of non-specific headaches associated with progressive swelling of her
This is a report of 7 cases of mucormycosis infections in patients who had undergone transplantation and been admitted in the kidney transplant centre of Baqiyatallah Hospital in Tehran, Iran, from 2002 to 2005. We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records for demographic data, symptoms,
Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection which mainly develops in compromised hosts and the associated mortality rate is high.We report a case of mucormycosis in a 59-year-old woman following routine endoscopic sinus surgery. The patient had a history of BACKGROUND
Mucormycosis (zygomycosis) is a rare, aggressive, invasive fungal infection that usually afflicts immunosuppressed patients. Indolent presentations are rare, especially in the setting of immune suppression.
METHODS
Case report and review of the pertinent English-language
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis was diagnosed in a 75-year-old woman with a history of type II diabetes mellitus. This rare opportunistic infection is caused by fungi belonging to the order of Mucorales. The patient had a severe osteomyelitis of the base of the skull, resulting in complaints of headache
Mucormycosis (zygomycosis) is a rare opportunistic fungal infection mainly affecting patients with diabetes mellitus, immunodeficiency, malignancies and solid organ transplant. We present a 55-year-old female with a mucormycosis infection primarily affecting the paranasal sinuses after liver
Mucormycosis is a rare but emerging group of life-threatening opportunistic mycoses. We described experience of eight patients who developed mucormycosis. These patients had developed hematologic malignancies, and none achieved complete remission. Six of the eight patients presented with
OBJECTIVE
To present the clinical characteristics and combination therapy of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis.
METHODS
The clinical data of 9 patients with rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis treated between January 2008 and January 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. The clinical features,
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis (RCM) is an aggressive fungal infection with a high mortality rate. It frequently develops in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or immunocompromised patients. RCM typically presents in a rapidly fulminant manner with headache, fever, mucosal necrosis, and
Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is an acute, often fatal, fungal infection caused by members of the class Zygomycetes and the order Mucorales. The genus Rhizopus accounts for most cases of ROCM. The disease is characterized by fungal hyphal invasion of blood vessels resulting in
A 75-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with complete loss of vision in his right eye and severe headaches for the past 24 hours. He had been treated for suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA) with high-dose corticosteroids which were being tapered to stop after an inconclusive right