Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an invasive fungal sinusitis with a high mortality rate, especially in immunocompromised patients. A 70-year-old woman, with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus, presented with a one-month history of non-specific headaches associated with progressive swelling of her l...
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| author | Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Abdullah, Kahairi |
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| description | Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an invasive fungal sinusitis with a high mortality rate, especially in immunocompromised patients. A 70-year-old woman, with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus, presented with a one-month history of non-specific headaches associated with progressive swelling of her left eye. Computed tomography of the brain and orbits showed the extensive involvement of bilateral intranasal sinuses, orbits, extraocular muscle and soft tissues. The diagnosis of invasive mucormycosis was confirmed from a tissue biopsy taken from the internasal septum. Despite the extensive mucormycosis invasion, she was successfully treated with intranasal and systemic amphotericin B and minimal adjunctive intranasal sphenoidotomy. |
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| spelling | iium-58642012-05-12T14:33:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5864/ Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Abdullah, Kahairi R Medicine (General) Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an invasive fungal sinusitis with a high mortality rate, especially in immunocompromised patients. A 70-year-old woman, with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus, presented with a one-month history of non-specific headaches associated with progressive swelling of her left eye. Computed tomography of the brain and orbits showed the extensive involvement of bilateral intranasal sinuses, orbits, extraocular muscle and soft tissues. The diagnosis of invasive mucormycosis was confirmed from a tissue biopsy taken from the internasal septum. Despite the extensive mucormycosis invasion, she was successfully treated with intranasal and systemic amphotericin B and minimal adjunctive intranasal sphenoidotomy. Singapore Medical Association 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5864/1/Invasive_rhinocerebral_mucormycosis_with_orbital_extension_in_poorly-_controlled_diabetes_mellitus.pdf Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri and Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi and Abdullah, Kahairi (2009) Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus. Singapore Medical Journal (SMJ), 50 (3). e 107-e 109. ISSN 0037-5675 http://smj.sma.org.sg/smjcurrent.html |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Abdullah, Kahairi Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus |
| title | Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus |
| title_full | Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus |
| title_fullStr | Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus |
| title_short | Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus |
| title_sort | invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus |
| topic | R Medicine (General) |
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