چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Background: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a fatal infection typically affecting diabetic or immunosuppressed patients. In most cases, infection is caused by inhalation of fungal spores. Mortality rate of patients is very high (40-85%). Case Presentation: In this study, three diabetic patients with rhinocerebral mucormycosis were presented. The etiologic agents of mucormycosis in two patients were isolated and identified by sequence analysis and data were registered in Gene bank database. Conclusion: In patients with mucormeosis, early detection, surgical excision and appropriate debridement, suitable antifungal therapy, and control of risk factors like diabetes mellitus are the main parameters of successful management of this lethal infection. |
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رسول محمدی | rasoul mohammadi department of medical parasitology and mycology, faculty of medicine, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان (Isfahan university of medical sciences)
محسن میدانی | mohsen meidani department of infectious diseases, al-zahra hospital, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان (Isfahan university of medical sciences)
کامیار مصطفوی زاده | kamyar mostafavizadeh department of infectious diseases, al-zahra hospital, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان (Isfahan university of medical sciences)
بیژن ایرج | bijan iraj department of endocrinology, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان (Isfahan university of medical sciences)
پوریا همدانی | pooria hamedani department of endocrinology, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان (Isfahan university of medical sciences)
محمد امین سیدین | mohammad amin sayedain department of cardiology, chamran hospital heart centre , isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان (Isfahan university of medical sciences)
مژگان مختاری | mojgan mokhtari department of pathology, faculty of medicine, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان (Isfahan university of medical sciences)
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