Fatal rhinocerebral mucormycosis under the shade of hepatic encephalopathy

Mucormycosis is an acutely fatal infection that occurs in immuncompromised patients. Cirrhosis is an acquired immune deficiency state and those patients are more prone to develop opportunistic infections. A 42-years-old cirrhotic man was admitted to our gastroenterology clinic with hepatic encephalo...

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Published in:Annals of hepatology 2010-10, Vol.9 (4), p.462-464
Main Authors: Ataseven, Hilmi, Yüksel, Ilhami, Gültuna, Selcan, Köklü, Seyfettin, Uysal, Serkan, Basar, Omer, Sasmaz, Nurgül
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Brain Diseases - diagnosis
Brain Diseases - drug therapy
Brain Diseases - microbiology
Cirrhosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Infection
Fatal Outcome
Hepatic Encephalopathy - diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - etiology
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Liver Cirrhosis - complications
Male
Mucormycosis
Mucormycosis - diagnosis
Mucormycosis - drug therapy
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Summary:Mucormycosis is an acutely fatal infection that occurs in immuncompromised patients. Cirrhosis is an acquired immune deficiency state and those patients are more prone to develop opportunistic infections. A 42-years-old cirrhotic man was admitted to our gastroenterology clinic with hepatic encephalopathy. Although he recovered from encephalopathy with supportive measurements, he developed paresthesia on the face. He was diagnosed with rhinocerebral mucormycosis and antifungal therapy was administered. Surgical treatment couldn.t be performed because of his bleeding diathesis and poor general condition. He succumbed on the 12th day of his admission.
ISSN:1665-2681
DOI:10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31624-2