Local application of antimycotics in mucormycosis cerebri: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 65 year old man was found to have mucormycosis cerebri during immunosuppression after treatment of hairy cell leukaemia with 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine. Although mucormycosis cerebri has a poor prognosis, the patient survived after systemic administration of high dose amphotericin B, extensive excision of the abscess, and additional local application of amphotericin B with the help of an absorbable gelatin sponge.
Medical subject headings
- Amphotericin B
- Antifungal Agents
- Brain Diseases
- Immunocompromised Host
- Mucormycosis