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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1990;33(3): 623-7.
Two Cases of Cephalic Mucormycosis
Joo Heon Yoon, MD, Eun Chang Choi, MD, Woon Kyo Chung, MD, and Nam Hoon Cho, MD
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea
두부 모균증 치험 2례
윤주헌 · 최은창 · 정운교 · 조남훈
연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
ABSTRACT

Mucormycosis is the preferred terminology to define a fungal disease which may be devastating and fatal. It is caused by a nonseptate hyphae, class phycomycetes and genus(Rhizopus, Mucor, Absidia). Mucormycosis in man is usually associated with debilitating disease such as : diabetes mellitus, leukemia and immunosuppressive conditions. The cephalic phycomycosis has two forms : 1) rhinoorbital cerebral which may be fatal, and 2) rhino-paranasal sinus form which usually has a benign clinical course. We experienced two cases of the mucormycosis recently. The one occurred in patient with liver cirrosis and nephrotic syndrome, the other in patient without underlying disease. The condition of the first patient deteriorated to death rapidly, but the second patient have a good condition after Caldwell-Luc operation and Amphotericin therapy.

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