Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital extension in poorly- controlled diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Abdullah, Kahairi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Medical Association 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/5864/1/Invasive_rhinocerebral_mucormycosis_with_orbital_extension_in_poorly-_controlled_diabetes_mellitus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/5864/; http://smj.sma.org.sg/smjcurrent.html

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an invasive fungal sinusitis with a high mortality rate, especially in immunocompromised patients. A 70-year-old woman, with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus, presented with a one-month history of non-specific headaches associated with progressive swelling of her l...