Mind the gap: Management of an emergent and threatening invasive fungal infection鈥攁 case report of rhino-orbital-cerebral and pulmonary mucormycosis

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• 作者：Joana Cortez ; Bruno Costa Gomes ; Andrea Speidel ; Concei莽茫o Peixoto ; Elina Selicka ; Cristina Valente ; Paulo Figueiredo ; Ant贸nio Vieira
• 关键词：Mucormycosis ; Diabetes ; High mortality ; Delays ; Hyperbaric medicine ; Randomized clinical trials
• 刊名：Medical Mycology Case Reports
• 出版年：2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：2
• 期：Complete
• 页码：79-84
• 全文大小：3310 K

文摘

Mucormycosis is an emergent and threatening invasive fungal invasion underdiagnosed by clinicians due to lack of awareness and aspecific clinical picture. The authors describe a clinical case of a diabetic and cirrhotic patient who developed rhino-orbital-cerebral and pulmonary mucormycosis, non-responsive to treatment. Typical gaps in the management of this deadly disease are addressed. There is a strong need for novel therapies and an expectation that sponsors will recognize the critical need for randomized clinical trials.