RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Management of rhino-orbital mucormycosis
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 865
OP 868
DO 10.15537/smj.2015.7.11859
VO 36
IS 7
A1 Mohamed, Mostafa S.
A1 Abdel-Motaleb, Hesham Y.
A1 Mobarak, Fahmy A.
YR 2015
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/36/7/865.abstract
AB Mucormycosis is an uncommon acute invasive fungal infection that affects immunocompromised patients. It progresses rapidly and has poor prognosis if diagnosed late. Early detection, control of the underlying condition with aggressive surgical debridement, administration of systemic and local antifungal therapies, hyperbaric oxygen as adjunctive treatment improves prognosis and survivability.