Liver cirrhosis and rhino-orbital mucormycosis, a possible but rare association: description of a clinical case and literature review
Only few cases of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in patients with liver cirrhosis are described in the literature and most of these patients showed an associated diabetes mellitus. We describe a case of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis without other risk factors.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
2009
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000400015 |
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| Summary: | Only few cases of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in patients with liver cirrhosis are described in the literature and most of these patients showed an associated diabetes mellitus. We describe a case of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis without other risk factors. |
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