Another Case Report of Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis Treated with Liposomal Amphotericin B and Surgery

We read with interest the report of a patient who survived after 8 months of treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and surgery for rhinocerebral mucormycosis. The use of this novel drug is growing, and herein we report its use in another case of mucormycosis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 1994-04, Vol.18 (4), p.653-654
Hauptverfasser:	Lim, K. K. T., Potts, M. J., Warnock, D. W., Ibrahim, N. B. N., Brown, E. M., Burns-Cox, C. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Amphotericin B - administration & dosage Brain Diseases - complications Brain Diseases - drug therapy Brain Diseases - surgery Combined Modality Therapy Correspondence Diabetes Diabetes Complications Dosage Drug Carriers Eyes Fungal infections Headache Humans Infectious diseases Liposomes Male Mucormycosis Mucormycosis - complications Mucormycosis - drug therapy Mucormycosis - surgery Nerves Nose Diseases - complications Nose Diseases - drug therapy Nose Diseases - surgery Visual perception
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Zusammenfassung:	We read with interest the report of a patient who survived after 8 months of treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and surgery for rhinocerebral mucormycosis. The use of this novel drug is growing, and herein we report its use in another case of mucormycosis.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1093/clinids/18.4.653