Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis in Diabetes Mellitus

被引:6
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作者
Shinde, Ravindra V. [1 ]
Karande, Geeta S. [1 ]
Mohite, S. T. [1 ]
Patil, S. R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Krishna Inst Med Sci, Dept Microbiol, Karad 415110, India
关键词
Diabetes mellitus; Mucormycosis; Rhizopus spp;
D O I
10.7860/JCDR/2013/5528.3083
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Rhino-orbital mucormycosis is a rare but life threatening infection that generally occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus and other immune deficiency conditions. Rhino-orbital and Rhino-cerebral are two form of the disease. As such the condition is a medical emergency. Early recognition and treatment are essential because it may lead to death in few days. Fungal infection of nasal cavity is uncommon but is being seen with increasing frequency in patients with immune deficiency.
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页码:1145 / 1147
页数:3
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