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<p>Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection, characterized by high morbidity and mortality and is strongly dependent on the patient’s general health condition, initial site of infection, and the time from diagnosis to treatment commencement. It has been reported that the occurrence of mucormycosis has increased rapidly, also among immunocompetent patients. Moreover, the rise in number is expected to continue. Among all clinical manifestations of mucormycosis, the rhino-orbital-cerebral type (ROCM) is the most common. The aim of this article is to increase the awareness of mucoral infections, especially ROCM, and to describe its first symptoms, as proper treatment requires immediate surgical and medical intervention.</p>
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Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection, characterized by high morbidity and mortality and is strongly dependent on the patient’s general health condition, initial site of infection, and the time from diagnosis to treatment commencement. It has been reported that the occurrence of mucormycosis has increased rapidly, also among immunocompetent patients. Moreover, the rise in number is expected to continue. Among all clinical manifestations of mucormycosis, the rhino-orbital-cerebral type (ROCM) is the most common. The aim of this article is to increase the awareness of mucoral infections, especially ROCM, and to describe its first symptoms, as proper treatment requires immediate surgical and medical intervention.

The importance of mucormycosis infections on example of Rhino Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis

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Znaczenie zakażeń mukormykozą na przykładzie mukormykozy nosowo-oczodołowo-mózgowej

Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection, characterized by high morbidity and mortality and is strongly dependent on the patient’s general health...

The importance of mucormycosis infections on example of Rhino Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: 211 - 216

Received: May 13, 2020

Accepted: Oct 12, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.8123

Keywords
mucormycosis, rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis, fungal infection

© 2021 Łukasz Pałka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The importance of mucormycosis infections on example of Rhino Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: 211 - 216

Received: May 13, 2020

Accepted: Oct 12, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.8123

Keywordsmucormycosis, rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis, fungal infection

© 2021 Łukasz Pałka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
mucormycosis, rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis, fungal infection