RHINO-ORBITO-CEREBRAL ZYGOMYCOSIS (MUCORM YCOSIS) WITH DIABETES-INSIPIDUS

Authors
CHERIF R BENALI A GASTLI M CHAKER E DAOUD A
Citation
R. Cherif et al., RHINO-ORBITO-CEREBRAL ZYGOMYCOSIS (MUCORM YCOSIS) WITH DIABETES-INSIPIDUS, Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation, 14(1), 1995, pp. 41-44
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation → ACNP
ISSN journal
07507658
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
41 - 44
Database
ISI
SICI code
0750-7658(1995)14:1<41:RZ(YWD>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A case of rhino-orbito-cerebral zygomycosis in a diabetic patient trea ted with insuline is reported, Diagnosis was suspected because of exte nsive necrotic lesions of the face and was confirmed by mycologic test s. During hospital stay the patient developed a diabetes insipidus and the outcome was lethal because of the extension of lesions in spite o f convenient antimycotic therapy.