Improving outcomes in rhinocerebral mucormycosis - early diagnostic pointers and prognostic factors

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an uncommon, rapidly progressive, highly fatal sinus infection, usually occurring in immunocompromised hosts. We describe our clinical experience with nine such consecutive cases managed at our centre, with emphasis on identifying early diagnostic and prognostic feature...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of laryngology and otology 2003-11, Vol.117 (11), p.861-865
Hauptverfasser:	Dhiwakar, M., Thakar, A., Bahadur, S.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	(RF) Otorhinolaryngology Acute Disease Adult Aged Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Cellulitis - complications Central Nervous System Fungal Infections - complications Central Nervous System Fungal Infections - diagnosis Central Nervous System Fungal Infections - drug therapy Edema - complications Fatal Outcome Female Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mucormycosis Mucormycosis - complications Mucormycosis - diagnosis Mucormycosis - drug therapy Mycoses Nose Diseases - complications Orbital Diseases - complications Paranasal Sinus Diseases - complications Paranasal Sinus Diseases - diagnosis Paranasal Sinus Diseases - drug therapy Paranasal sinuses Paresthesia - complications Phycomycoses Prognosis Prospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Treatment Outcome Tropical medicine Tropical mycoses
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