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A Case of Chronic Invasive Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis with Pott’s Puffy Tumor

Authors :
Hyung Ju Cho
Jong Gyun Ha
Chan Lee
Sung-Eun Choi
Source :
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 63:375-380
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2020.

Abstract

Mucormycosis is one of the most fatal and rapidly progressive fungal infections in humans; among its many forms. rhinocerebral mucormycosis is the most common. It is known to occur as opportunistic infection in patients with uncontrolled diabetes, metabolic disorders, organ transplantation, or autoimmune disease with prolonged steroid use. Pott’s puffy tumor is the subperiosteal abscess of the frontal bone caused by trauma complication or frontal sinusitis. It is considered as a very rare complication since the dawn of antibiotic treatments. We report a case of chronic rhinocerebral mucormycosis involving Pott’s puffy tumor in a patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy after lung transplantation.

Details

ISSN :
20925859
Volume :
63
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Accession number :
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