Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a 5-month heart transplant recipient

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a 5-month heart transplant recipient

Mucormycosis is an opportunistic acute fungal infection with a high mortality rate seen in immunocompromised patients. It is extremely rare in heart transplant recipients. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis (RM) is the most frequently observed presentation. We report a case of RM in a heart transplant recip...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP 2015-09, Vol.19 (3), p.375-378
Hauptverfasser: Pedemonte-Sarrias, Gabriel, Gras-Cabrerizo, Juan Ramon, Rodríguez-Álvarez, Fernando, Montserrat-Gili, Joan Ramon
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Sprache:eng
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Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Development and progression
Health aspects
Heart transplantation
Mucormycosis
Pediatric diseases
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Zusammenfassung:Mucormycosis is an opportunistic acute fungal infection with a high mortality rate seen in immunocompromised patients. It is extremely rare in heart transplant recipients. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis (RM) is the most frequently observed presentation. We report a case of RM in a heart transplant recipient 5-month after the procedure, with a fatal outcome.
ISSN:0973-029X
1998-393X
DOI:10.4103/0973-029X.174635