The Medical Journal of Australia · 1983 · 11 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyInfectious Disease PathologyMedical MicrobiologyRhinologyFungal DiagnosticsFungal InfectionsFungal PathologyAppropriate Empiric TherapyEarly DiagnosisHyphal MorphologyInitial BiopsyMucormycosis DiagnosisMucormycosis TreatmentNasal MycosisOperative Debridement
Two cases of rhinocerebral mucormycosis are reported to draw attention to this fulminating fungal disease. Both patients had diabetes, and presented with a rapidly progressive orbital apex syndrome.