Rhinocerebral zygomycosis in a diabetic patient

Rhinocerebral zygomycosis is the most frequent form of fungal infection caused by members of the Zygomycetes class. A fatal case of rhinocerebral zygomycosis caused by Rhizopus (oryzae) arrhizus with histopathological and mycological diagnosis is reported in a diabetic patient.

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Main Authors: Mirella Alves da Cunha, Andréia Ferreira Nery, Francisco Pignataro Lima, José Diniz Junior, José Maciel Neto, Nicácia Barbosa Calado, Kleber Giovanni Luz, Eveline Pipolo Milan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000200027&lng=en&tlng=en