Abstract
The initial diagnosis and subsequent treatment of rhino-orbital mucormycoses is quite difficult, particularly because the patient may find it difficult to accept aggressive therapeutic protocols, even when free of any endocranial involvement. The authors draw inspiration from a clinical case of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a patient suffering from decompensated type I diabetes mellitus to discuss the main clinical-diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this disorder. Timely medical-surgical treatment proves extremely important for prognosis, preventing the intracranial extension of the lesion which is the cause of death in 80% of such cases. As regards the diagnostic protocol, careful clinical, radiological monitoring with CT and NMR--in strict interdisciplinary cooperation between otorhinolaryngologist, radiologist, ophthalmologist, microbiologist and histopathologist--is especially important. Radical surgery, at times demolition, associated with correction of the metabolic decompensation, systemic therapy with Amphotericin B and localbi-weekly medication for three months constitutes the best therapeutic protocol for treatment of this disorder.
Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] Difficulties in the clinical, radiological and therapeutic evaluation of the initial stage of mucormycosis of the rhinosinus |
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Lingua originale | Italian |
pagine (da-a) | 47-53 |
Numero di pagine | 7 |
Rivista | Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica |
Volume | 20 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2000 |
Keywords
- mucormycosis