Rhino-orbital mucormycosis due to Apophysomyces ossiformis in a patient with diabetes mellitus: a case report.

Erick Martínez-HerreraMaría Guadalupe Frías-De-LeónAngélica Julián-CastrejónLuis Cruz-BenítezJuan Xicohtencatl-CortesRigoberto Hernández-Castro

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of rhino-orbital mucormycosis due to A. ossiformis with a fatal outcome. This case reveals the need to identify the fungus causing mucormycosis with molecular methods to identify adequate treatment therapies for patients with this infection.

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metabolic syndrome
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