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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2009, Cilt 14, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 210-212
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Craniofacial Mucormycosis: A Case Report
Mehmet ERKALELİ1, İnci ALACACIOĞLU1, Bahriye PAYZIN1, Murat ERMETE2, Sakine Leyla ARSLAN1
1Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İZMİR, Türkiye
2Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, İZMİR, Türkiye

Craniofacial-rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare and life-threatening invasive fungal infection which results in high mortality. It is most often found in patients with hematologic malignancy, diabetic ketoacidosis, organ transplantation, HIV disease, drug abuse and haemodialysis. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is the most common form. The patient was admitted to our hospital because of relapsed leukemia. He was treated with salvage chemotherapy with G-CSF support and also treated with antibiotherapy including antifungal agent due to neutropenic fever. He developed a necrotic lesions at nares, hard palate and skin. Craniofacial mucormycosis was diagnosed with physical and histopathologic findings. Although the patient was given an antifungal therapy he didn't improve and died. This case was reported to emphasize the mucormycosis which results in high mortality.

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