Agressive infection following a dental extraction in a diabetic patient :Rhinocerebral mucormycosis

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Published Dec 26, 2017
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Vol. 95 No. 5 (2017): Issue May 2017

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Alia Zehani
Ines Smichi
Jihene Marrakchi
Ghazi Besbes
Slim Haouet
Nidhameddine Kchir

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare and acute fungal infection which is frequently lethal, usually observed in non-controlled diabetic patients. The infection usually begins in the nose but it can invade the lung, the digestive tract, and the skin. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis accounts for 40 to 49% of mucormycosis cases. We report the case of a 44-year-old diabetic man, presenting with rhinocerebral mucormycosis. Our patient was treated by an association of amphotericin B and surgical debridement.

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mucormycosis, rhinocerebral, diabetes

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