Orbitocerebral mucormycosis and intracranial haemorrhage: a role for caution with steroids in suspected giant cell arteritis.

Bhatt, Harsh; Zilani, Gulam; Hayhurst, Caroline

Bhatt, Harsh; Zilani, Gulam; Hayhurst, Caroline.

Affiliation

Bhatt H; Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Zilani G; Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Hayhurst C; Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.

BMJ Case Rep ; 20182018 Jul 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30012677

Subject(s)

Diabetic Ketoacidosis/complications; Eye Infections, Fungal/complications; Giant Cell Arteritis/drug therapy; Glucocorticoids/adverse effects; Intracranial Hemorrhages/etiology; Methylprednisolone/adverse effects; Mucormycosis/complications; Acute Disease; Aged; Fatal Outcome; Glucocorticoids/administration & dosage; Humans; Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage; Orbital Diseases/etiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Vision Disorders

Key words

contraindications and precautions; infectious diseases; neuroimaging; neurosurgery; vasculitis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Giant Cell Arteritis / Methylprednisolone / Eye Infections, Fungal / Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Intracranial Hemorrhages / Glucocorticoids / Mucormycosis Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Aged / Humans Language: En Journal: BMJ Case Rep Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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