Case Report: Parapharyngeal Mucormycosis Rare Presentation with Literature Review

Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that typically involves the rhino-cerebral area with a high morbidity and mortality. Involvement of the parapharyngeal space and gastrointestinal tract with perforation is rare and may be related to dissemination of the disease. The current antifungal treatmen...

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Published in:Indian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery and head, and neck surgery, 2022-10, Vol.74 (Suppl 2), p.2791-2794
Main Authors: Aljanabi, Kasim S. Kasim, Almaqbali, Talib, Alkilidar, Ahmed Asaad Hassan, Salim, Yasser A. Razek Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case reports
Clinical Report
Fungal infections
Head and Neck Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Otolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology
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Summary:Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that typically involves the rhino-cerebral area with a high morbidity and mortality. Involvement of the parapharyngeal space and gastrointestinal tract with perforation is rare and may be related to dissemination of the disease. The current antifungal treatment has been shown to be inadequate with variable outcomes and is often instituted late in the disease process with unfortunate outcomes.
ISSN:2231-3796
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/s12070-020-02263-4