Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis: A Review of 32 Cases In Mosul | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2016, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdul Muhsen Younis Saleem; Ajib Ali Moho; Muna Muneer; Emad Khalil | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of oral systemic antifungal (fluconazol) with nasal antifungal wash and aggressive surgical debridement in treatment of rhinocerebral mucormycosis. In a prospective hospital based study, we reviewed the management of 32 patients with rhinocerebral mucormycosis in Mosul general hospital and Al-Rahma Hospital (Mosul_Iraq), over a period of 7 years (Jan 1995 - Dec 2001). Diabetes mellitus was the main underlying cause in our patients and the main causative agent was mucor sp..The mortality rate was 56.2%. In Conclusion management of patients with rhinocerebral mucormycosis by oral antifungal (fluconazol) with nasal antifungal wash by mixture of clotrimazol and 20% sodium bicarbonate solution and aggressive surgical debridement after the control of the underlying disease, seems to be effective. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Mucormycosis; Mucorales; Zygomycetes | ||
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