[Rhinocerebral mucormycosis]

A L Brun; J P Guichard; E Assouline; I Genauzeau; D Reizine; J J Merland

doi:10.1016/s0150-9861(04)96884-8

[Rhinocerebral mucormycosis]

J Neuroradiol. 2004 Jan;31(1):74-6. doi: 10.1016/s0150-9861(04)96884-8.

[Article in French]

Authors

A L Brun¹, J P Guichard, E Assouline, I Genauzeau, D Reizine, J J Merland

Affiliation

¹ Service de Neuroradiologie diagnostique et interventionnelle, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.

PMID: 15026737
DOI: 10.1016/s0150-9861(04)96884-8

Abstract

We report a case of a rhinocerebral mucormycosis with extensive cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis and internal carotid artery thrombosis. This case illustrates the usual clinical and imaging features of the disease, which is a potentially devastating infection in immunocompromised patients.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Carotid Artery Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology
Cavernous Sinus / pathology
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement*
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Maxillary Sinus / pathology
Maxillary Sinusitis / diagnosis*
Middle Aged
Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*