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KMID : 0360119940160020152
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maxillofacial Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons
1994 Volume.16 No. 2 p.152 ~ p.156
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A case report of rhinocerebral mucormycosis associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
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최성원
윤동희/김정수/강보원/김성문/임재석/권종진
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Abstract
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Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an acute fulminant opportunistic fungal infection in debilitated patients with underlying pathologic conditions, which are diabetic ketoacidosis and immunosuppressed disease.
We experienced a case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis. The patient was 41 year-old female, who had diabetes for five years and suffered from left facial swelling and pain, left ophthalmoplegia and facial skin necrosis. Total maxillectomy was done
combined
with systemic Amphotericin B therapy, Biopsy proved mucormycosis but she expired
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