A Rare Case of Invasive Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient Treated with a Short Course of Dexamethasone
Randhawa G, Hagaman S, Tootkaboni M, Kundal S, Oli S, Alrassi J, Schild S, Abu-Ghanem S, Brejt S. A Rare Case of Invasive Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient Treated with a Short Course of Dexamethasone. American Journal Of Case Reports 2021, 22: e932129-1-e932129-5. PMID: 34310559, PMCID: PMC8323743, DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.932129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive mucormycosisDiabetes mellitusShort courseAtypical presentationSubsequent magnetic resonance imagingSmall cell lung cancerMethicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureusLeft eyelid swellingUrgent medical managementHyperosmolar hyperglycemic stateCell lung cancerLife-threatening infectionsSurgical pathology reportsInferior frontal lobeLeft inferior frontal lobeMagnetic resonance imagingDexamethasone useCerebral edemaRare complicationClinical courseDiabetic patientsEyelid swellingMedical managementEmergency departmentCase report
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