Mucormycosis of the nasal ala in a leukemic (M7 AML) child. Is surgery of the nasal defect indicated?

Anterior tamponade with Surgicel (oxidized cellulose) was performed on a 5-year-old girl with megakaryoblastic leukemia (M7 AML) and epistaxis. Several days later necrosis of the nasal ala occurred. Debridement was performed and mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus was found in the material. Having cured...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Collegium antropologicum 2012-06, Vol.36 (2), p.535-537
Hauptverfasser:	Velepic, Marko, Manestar, Dubravko, Ahel, Vladimir V, Linsak, Zeljko, Malvić, Goran
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child, Preschool Female Humans Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute - complications Mucormycosis - surgery Nose - microbiology Nose - surgery Opportunistic Infections - surgery Quality of Life Surgery, Plastic - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Anterior tamponade with Surgicel (oxidized cellulose) was performed on a 5-year-old girl with megakaryoblastic leukemia (M7 AML) and epistaxis. Several days later necrosis of the nasal ala occurred. Debridement was performed and mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus was found in the material. Having cured mucormycosis, a defect of the complete nasal ala remained. The question of a surgical resolution of the disfiguring nasal defect arises.
ISSN:	0350-6134