Abstract
Mucor is a mold which exists in nature, but mucor infections of humans, even in immunocompromised hosts, are rare. Clinical manifestations of mucormycosis are nonspecific and diagnosis is based on microscopic examination and culture of biopsy specimens. Serologic test or molecular methods of speciation are used only as research tools. We investigated medical records especially for underlying diseases, clinical findings, treatment, and prognosis of patients diagnosed with rhinocerebral mucormycosis retrospectively in the Asan Medical Center. The underlying diseases were diabetes mellitus in 8 patients, acute leukemia in 2, kidney transplantation in 2, and myelodysplastic syndrome in 1 of the total 13 patients. Six patients complained of nasal symptoms including stuffy nose, rhinorrhea, 5 patients complained of ophthalmic symptoms such as decreased visual acuity, diplopia, and ophthalmic pain and 2 of hard palate ulcer. The mortality was 23%(3/13; the two patients with kidney transplant, and one patient with acute leukemia). In summary, mucormycosis should be considered in an uncontrolled DM and an immunocompromised host. The combined modality of early surgical debridement and antifungal agents was used for better treatment of rh...Continue Reading
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