TY - JOUR
T1 - Rhinocerebral mucormycosis after liver transplantation; a case report
AU - Higaki, Fumiyo
AU - Sei, T.
AU - Kato, K.
AU - Sato, S.
AU - Akaki, S.
AU - Kanazawa, S.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Organ transplantation is widely performed in many countries, and these transplant recipients are at significantly great risk of acquiring rhinocerebral mucormycosis, which is a recognized opportunistic fungal infection that is associated with immunosuppression. Clinical manifestation includes a rapidly progressive involvement of the nose, orbit, and brain, which is called a fulminant type. This type of rhinocerebral mucormycosis has a low survival rate, and this is related to delayed diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of fulminant rhinocerebral mucormycosis where radiographic evaluation of sinusitis revealed slight mucosal thickening.
AB - Organ transplantation is widely performed in many countries, and these transplant recipients are at significantly great risk of acquiring rhinocerebral mucormycosis, which is a recognized opportunistic fungal infection that is associated with immunosuppression. Clinical manifestation includes a rapidly progressive involvement of the nose, orbit, and brain, which is called a fulminant type. This type of rhinocerebral mucormycosis has a low survival rate, and this is related to delayed diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of fulminant rhinocerebral mucormycosis where radiographic evaluation of sinusitis revealed slight mucosal thickening.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547632866&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=34547632866&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34547632866
VL - 52
SP - 913
EP - 917
JO - Japanese Journal of Clinical Radiology
JF - Japanese Journal of Clinical Radiology
SN - 0009-9252
IS - 7
ER -