Published 2014 | Version v1
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Rhino facial zygomycosis: case report

Creators

  • 1. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP (Brazil)

Description

Zygomycosis is an invasive disease that affects both immunocompetent and immunocompromised, depending on the type of strain. This disease diagnosis is clinical and histopathological, and its treatment is based on antifungal therapy and surgical cleaning. This paper reports a case of a boy with invasive zygomycosis rinofacial who final treatment was successful after underwent antifungal and surgical therapies

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082014RC2579; Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872948

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872948;
DOI
10.1590/S1679-45082014RC2579;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Einstein
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 347-350
ISSN
1679-4508

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
48000004
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MYCOSES; NMR IMAGING; SURGERY; THERAPY; X RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FUNGAL DISEASES; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEDICINE; RADIATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY

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Notes
PMCID: PMC4872948; PMID: 25167339; PUBLISHER-ID: S1679-45082014RC2579; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:4872948