Case Report
Rhino–Orbito–Cerebral Mucormycosis Resistant to Amphotericin B: Two Diabetic Cases
Esma Eren 1
, Ayşegül Ulu Kılıç 2
, Mustafa Altay Atalay 3
, Sare Merve Başağa 2
, A. Nedret Koç 3
, Emine Alp 2
, Ayşegül Ulu Kılıç 2
, Mustafa Altay Atalay 3
, Sare Merve Başağa 2
, A. Nedret Koç 3
, Emine Alp 2
1Department of Infectious Disease, Kayseri Tranining and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
2Department of Infectious Disease Clinical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
3Department of Medical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
2Department of Infectious Disease Clinical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
3Department of Medical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
J Clin Pract Res 2019; 41(3): 337-340 DOI: 10.14744/etd.2019.26032
Abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare, life-threatening opportunistic infection caused by Mucorales. The most common organisms that cause mucormycosis in humans are Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Lichtheimia (Absidia), and Cunninghamella. Risk factors for the disease include diabetes mellitus, metabolic acidosis, hematologic malignancies, prolonged severe neutropenia, use of corticosteroids, and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Diagnosis and treatment of infection are difficult.
Keywords: Mucormycosis, rhizopus, amphotericin resistant, diabetes mellitus.