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2723881

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
Paranasal sinus mucormycosis is a rare and often fatal condition that occasionally occurs in patients with debilitating disease. Five mucormycosis cases with paranasal sinus involvement are reported. Two also complicated diabetes mellitus. These diabetic patients rapidly developed meningitis after the onset of symptoms. One case was soon operated upon and necrotic masses with fungus were excised. Despite i.v. amphotericin B administration, two patients lost their consciousness in a few days, relapsed into coma and died. In these cases, the infection originated from the ethmoidal sinus and directly spread towards the orbit and brain. The remaining three cases with mucormycosis had operations after the initial diagnosis of sinusitis. All of the three patients are alive and well. The combination of an excisional operation and antifungal therapy resulted in favorable response. High resolution CT scanning is valuable both in planning treatment and monitoring the response to therapy.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0030-6622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Mucormycosis in paranasal sinuses].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports