Rhino-Orbital mucormycosis in an immunocompetent pediatric patient with hyperglycemia of the hospitalized patient
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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.14299Keywords:
mucormycosis, immunocompetent, rhinosinusitisAbstract
Introduction: Acute invasive rhino-orbital mucormycosis usually affects diabetic or neutropenic patients, and only exceptionally develops in immunocompetent adults and children.
Methodology: A 12-years-old immunocompetent female, presented with complicated rhinosinusitis with a subperiosteal orbital abscess, without improvement after initial medical and surgical management, the patient also developed hyperglycemia of the hospitalized patient that represented a challenging and potentially lethal clinical scenario.
Results: Diagnosed with an unsuspected rhino-orbital mucormycosis by direct microscopy and PCR, she survived after amphotericin B and surgical treatment.
Conclusions: In cases with torpid clinical evolution, even in apparently immunocompetent patients, appropriate multidisciplinary workup must be performed to rule out opportunistic etiologies including mucormycosis to improve survival.
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