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Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: management and survival after carotid occlusion
S L Galetta1, A E Wulc, H I Goldberg
1Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
Annals of Neurology
|July 1, 1990
Abstract:
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare but often fatal fungal infection. We present 2 patients with mucormycosis complicated by internal carotid artery thrombosis. Magnetic resonance imaging was superior to computed tomography in localizing the pathological process. Subtotal resection of devitalized tissue and intravenous amphotericin B therapy resulted in a successful outcome for both patients. Prompt recognition of this disorder by using modern diagnostic and therapeutic modalities promises to improve survival rates.