Mucormicosis rino-órbito-cerebral de origen dental / Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis from dental origin: Case report
Biomédica (Bogotá)
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38(1): 27-31, ene.-mar. 2018. graf
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in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Resumen La mucormicosis es una infección aguda causada por hongos oportunistas pertenecientes al orden de los mucorales, que afecta principalmente a pacientes diabéticos e inmunosuprimidos. Se reporta el caso de un hombre diabético de 63 años de edad, que se extrajo una pieza dental por sus propios medios y, posteriormente, desarrolló una mucormicosis rino-órbito-cerebral con afección cutánea y palatina. La especie aislada mediante cultivos micológicos fue Rhizopus sp.
ABSTRACT
Abstract Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis from dental origin is an acute infection caused by opportunistic fungi belonging to the order of Mucorales, which affects mainly diabetic and immunocompromised patients. We report the case of a 63-year old diabetic man who performed a dental extraction on himself by his own means and subsequently developed a rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis with cutaneous and palatal affection. The species isolated in the mycological culture was Rhizopus sp.
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Main subject:
Immunocompromised Host
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Mucorales
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Mucormycosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Biomédica (Bogotá)
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad del Valle/CO
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