[Mucormycosis and diabetes: three cases reported]

Rev Med Liege. 2005 May-Jun;60(5-6):545-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare and often fatal fungal infection. It mainly occurs when predisposing factors such as diabetic ketoacidosis are present. We report three cases of rhino-orbito-cerebral, rhino-orbital and pulmonary mucormycosis in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. The diagnosis was reached after identification of hypae of the order mucorales using pathology and mycology examinations. A fatal issue occured in two cases and one case survived after adequate therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Diabetes Complications / microbiology*
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis / complications
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / etiology
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology
  • Male
  • Mucormycosis / etiology*
  • Nose Diseases / etiology
  • Nose Diseases / microbiology
  • Orbital Diseases / etiology
  • Orbital Diseases / microbiology
  • Prognosis