Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: report of two cases and review of the literature

HALİLOĞLU N., Yesilirmak Z., Erden A., Erden I.

DENTOMAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY, cilt.37, sa.3, ss.161-166, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1259/dmfr/14698002
  • Dergi Adı: DENTOMAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-166
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: orbit, magnetic resonance imaging, mucormycosis, RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS, MR FINDINGS, PATIENT
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is a rare, fulminant opportunistic fungal infection that is mostly seen in immunocompromised or diabetic patients. The disease should be recognised and treated immediately. We present here MR imaging findings of two patients with histopathologically proven ROCM. One of the cases had a history of corticosteroid treatment and iatrogenic diabetes mellitus and although amphotericin B was started immediately, the disease progressed and surgical debridement was necessary. The second case was a patient with diabetes mellitus type I in whom ROCM had occurred following an abdominal surgery; amphotericin B treatment alone was adequate in this patient.