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  • Title: Mucormycosis: a devastating fungal infection in diabetics.
    Author: Rashid M, Bari Au, Majeed S, Tariq KM, Haq Iu, Niwaz A.
    Journal: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak; 2005 Jan; 15(1):43-5. PubMed ID: 15670526.
    Abstract:
    Mucormycosis is a highly invasive, devastating and usually fatal fungal infection of the sinuses, brain, or lungs that occurs primarily in people with immune disorders. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, a high mortality still exists. We present a middle aged diabetic male with this serious fungal infection involving nose, paranasal area and adjacent periorbital regions with a high risk of progressing further towards the dura mater. He was promptly diagnosed and managed with serial surgical debridements with systemic antifungals and was later fitted with a nasal prosthesis.
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