Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in a post-COVID-19 diabetic patient: Rare case from Iran

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作者
Fakhar, Mahdi [1 ]
Sharifpour, Ali [1 ,2 ]
Zakariaei, Zakaria [1 ,3 ]
Banimostafavi, Elham Sadat [4 ]
Soleymani, Mostafa [1 ]
Davoodi, Lotfollah [5 ]
机构
[1] Mazandaran Univ Med Sci, Iranian Natl Registry Ctr Lophomoniasis & Toxopla, Toxoplasmosis Res Ctr, Communicable Dis Inst, Sari, Iran
[2] Mazandaran Univ Med Sci, Imam Khomeini Hosp, Iranian Natl Registry Ctr Lophomoniasis INRCL, Pulm & Crit Care Div, Sari, Iran
[3] Mazandaran Univ Med Sci, Imam Khomeini Hosp, Orthoped Res Ctr, Toxicol & Forens Med Div, Sari, Iran
[4] Mazandaran Univ Med Sci, Imam Khomeini Hosp, Dept Radiol, Sari, Iran
[5] Mazandaran Univ Med Sci, Antimicrobial Resistance Res Ctr, Communicable Dis Inst, Sari, Iran
来源
CLINICAL CASE REPORTS | 2022年 / 10卷 / 02期
关键词
diabetes mellitus; fungal infection; mucormycosis; rhino-orbito-cerebral;
D O I
10.1002/ccr3.5506
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is a progressive and life-threatening disease that is caused by a fungal infection. Every uncontrolled diabetic patient with a skin lesion on their head and neck, sinusitis symptoms, headache, and orbital edema should be evaluated for mucormycosis.
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