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Rhinocerebral mucormycosis case in the emergency room

dc.contributor.authorAslan, Şahin
dc.contributor.authorOmar, Issa
dc.contributor.authorDurak, Vahide Aslıhan
dc.contributor.authorCıkrıklar, Halil İbrahim
dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir, Fatma
dc.contributor.buuauthorASLAN, ŞAHİN
dc.contributor.buuauthorOMAR, ISSA MALONGO
dc.contributor.buuauthorDURAK, VAHİDE ASLIHAN
dc.contributor.buuauthorÇIKRIKLAR, HALİL İBRAHİM
dc.contributor.buuauthorÖZDEMİR, FATMA
dc.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentAcil Tıp Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-0836-7862
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-6665-7166
dc.contributor.researcheridEMD-3139-2022
dc.contributor.researcheridGXT-8042-2022
dc.contributor.researcheridAAE-9483-2021
dc.contributor.researcheridAAH-8714-2021
dc.contributor.researcheridJRF-5591-2023
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-24T06:31:57Z
dc.date.available2024-06-24T06:31:57Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare disease, which causes serious and life-threatening fungal infections.The disease usually develops in immunocompromised individuals and usually begins by mimicking cellulite, especially in the face area, and shows a very rapid course.Case Report: A 75-year-old male patient previously admitted to an external center with 3-4 days complaints of headache, numbness in the right half of his face and closure of his left eye was brought to our emergency department for further investigation.The cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed suspected opportunistic fungal infection or malignancy in the ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinuses.The patient was hospitalized with the diagnosis of opportunistic fungal infection after consultations to relevant clinics. Biopsy revealed polypes and mucocele like cystic tissues. The patient, followed-up and treated with rhinocerebral mucormicosis, was transferred to intensive care unit after deterioration of his general condition.After approximately 45 days of follow-up and treatment, the patient was lost due to multiple organ failure.Conclusion: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an emergency that requires a multidisciplinary approach. Presence of one or more of the non-traumatic orbital apex syndrome findings should alert emergency physicians. In this and similar infections with high mortality rates, early diagnosis and treatment may lead to good results.
dc.identifier.doi10.33706/jemcr.932160
dc.identifier.endpage107
dc.identifier.issn2149-9934
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage106
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.932160
dc.identifier.urihttps://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jemcr/issue/66202/932160
dc.identifier.urihttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1748891
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/42240
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.indexed.wosWOS.ESCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcil Tıp Hekimleri Derneği Türkiye
dc.relation.journalAcil Tıp Olgu Sunumları Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectEmergency department
dc.subjectFungal infection
dc.subjectRhinocerebral mucormycosis
dc.subjectScience & technology
dc.subjectLife sciences & biomedicine
dc.subjectEmergency medicine
dc.titleRhinocerebral mucormycosis case in the emergency room
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