A CASE OF RHINO-ORBITAL-CEREBRAL MUCORMYC OSIS DUE TO RHIZOPUS-ORYZAEIN A CIRRHOTIC PATIENT

Citation
P. Hofman et al., A CASE OF RHINO-ORBITAL-CEREBRAL MUCORMYC OSIS DUE TO RHIZOPUS-ORYZAEIN A CIRRHOTIC PATIENT, Annales de pathologie, 13(3), 1993, pp. 180-183
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
Journal title
ISSN journal
02426498
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
180 - 183
Database
ISI
SICI code
0242-6498(1993)13:3<180:ACORMO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is an acute rapidly progressive fungal infection. This disease is caused by a zygomycetes fungus, mos t often from the Rhizopus genus. This fungus is saprophitic of the nas al cavity and paranasal sinuses. It becomes pathogenic in some particu lar conditions, specially during diabetes melitus. Histopathological s tudy is the only method allowing the diagnosis, by revealing the tissu e invasion by characteristic hyphae. Mycologic study allows a definiti ve identification of the fungus. The authors report a case of rhino-or bito-cerebral mucormycosis in a 44 year-old woman with cirrhosis. She presented an acute blindness and ophtalmoplegia. Despite of a rapid hi stologic diagnosis from the nasal and ethmoidal biopsies, the patient died 3 days after.