Rhino–Orbito–Cerebral Mucormycosis Resistant to Amphotericin B: Two Diabetic Cases
Mucormycosis is a rare, life-threatening opportunistic infection caused by Mucorales. The most common organisms that cause mucormycosis in humans are Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Lichtheimia (Absidia), and Cunninghamella. Risk factors for the disease include diabetes mellitus, metabolic acidosis, he...
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| author | Esma Eren Ayşegül Ulu Kılıç Mustafa Altay Atalay Sare Merve Başağa A. Nedret Koç Emine Alp |
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| description | Mucormycosis is a rare, life-threatening opportunistic infection caused by Mucorales. The most common organisms that cause mucormycosis in humans are Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Lichtheimia (Absidia), and Cunninghamella. Risk factors for the disease include diabetes mellitus, metabolic acidosis, hematologic malignancies, prolonged severe neutropenia, use of corticosteroids, and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Diagnosis and treatment of infection are difficult. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30b6df1212e54ebf8cb7993cfde949c22023-02-15T16:07:26ZengKARE PublishingErciyes Medical Journal2149-22472019-09-0141333734010.14744/etd.2019.26032EMJ-26032Rhino–Orbito–Cerebral Mucormycosis Resistant to Amphotericin B: Two Diabetic CasesEsma Eren0Ayşegül Ulu Kılıç1Mustafa Altay Atalay2Sare Merve Başağa3A. Nedret Koç4Emine Alp5Department of Infectious Disease, Kayseri Tranining and Research Hospital, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Infectious Disease Clinical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Infectious Disease Clinical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Infectious Disease Clinical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyMucormycosis is a rare, life-threatening opportunistic infection caused by Mucorales. The most common organisms that cause mucormycosis in humans are Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Lichtheimia (Absidia), and Cunninghamella. Risk factors for the disease include diabetes mellitus, metabolic acidosis, hematologic malignancies, prolonged severe neutropenia, use of corticosteroids, and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Diagnosis and treatment of infection are difficult.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=erciyesmedj&un=EMJ-26032mucormycosisrhizopusamphotericin resistantdiabetes mellitus. |
| spellingShingle | Esma Eren Ayşegül Ulu Kılıç Mustafa Altay Atalay Sare Merve Başağa A. Nedret Koç Emine Alp Rhino–Orbito–Cerebral Mucormycosis Resistant to Amphotericin B: Two Diabetic Cases Erciyes Medical Journal mucormycosis rhizopus amphotericin resistant diabetes mellitus. |
| title | Rhino–Orbito–Cerebral Mucormycosis Resistant to Amphotericin B: Two Diabetic Cases |
| title_full | Rhino–Orbito–Cerebral Mucormycosis Resistant to Amphotericin B: Two Diabetic Cases |
| title_fullStr | Rhino–Orbito–Cerebral Mucormycosis Resistant to Amphotericin B: Two Diabetic Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rhino–Orbito–Cerebral Mucormycosis Resistant to Amphotericin B: Two Diabetic Cases |
| title_short | Rhino–Orbito–Cerebral Mucormycosis Resistant to Amphotericin B: Two Diabetic Cases |
| title_sort | rhino orbito cerebral mucormycosis resistant to amphotericin b two diabetic cases |
| topic | mucormycosis rhizopus amphotericin resistant diabetes mellitus. |
| url | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=erciyesmedj&un=EMJ-26032 |
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