Isolated laryngeal Mucormycosis requiring laryngectomy.

Taylor G Lackey James R DuffyCarrie MarshallDaniel S Fink

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

We report a case of isolated laryngeal mucormycosis in a patient who presented in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The patient was managed with antifungal therapy and eventual total laryngectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first case presented of mucormycosis with isolated laryngeal involvement.

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