Case Report Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2007

Rhinocerebral zygomycosis: an increasingly frequent challenge: update and favorable outcomes in two cases

Islam M, Cohen D, Celestina L, Ojha J, Claudio R, Bhattacharyya I — Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 2007

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers presented two case studies of patients with rhinocerebral zygomycosis, a severe fungal infection.

What They Found

The study described a 58-year-old male and a 63-year-old female, both poorly controlled diabetic patients with maxillary lesions. Despite long delays and initial inadequate treatment, both patients survived with minimal lasting health problems. This suggests the prognosis for rhinocerebral zygomycosis may be less severe than the previously reported 44% mortality rate.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

As a report of only two individual cases, these findings may not apply to all patients with rhinocerebral zygomycosis.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Infection
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	17964469
Year Published	2007
Journal	Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod
MeSH Terms	Diabetes Complications; Facial Asymmetry; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Maxilla; Maxillary Diseases; Maxillary Sinus; Middle Aged; Paranasal Sinus Diseases; Radiography, Panoramic; Treatment Outcome; Treatment Refusal; Zygomycosis

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