Ear and Face Mucormycosis; A Case Report

M H Khosravi; K Zahra; M A Hosseini; S Dadgar; D Ziya; M Saeedi

doi:10.5935/0946-5448.2021002

Ear and Face Mucormycosis; A Case Report

Int Tinnitus J. 2021 Mar 1;25(1):7-9. doi: 10.5935/0946-5448.2021002.

Authors

M H Khosravi¹, K Zahra², M A Hosseini³, S Dadgar⁴, D Ziya⁵, M Saeedi⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology Research Association (IORA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, Iran.
² Student Research Committee, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
³ Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
⁴ Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁶ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 33944528
DOI: 10.5935/0946-5448.2021002

Abstract

Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection belonging to order of Mucorales which causes a high rate of mortality. This infection is mostly common in the immunosuppression conditions such as diabetes mellitus, chemotherapy, organ transplantation and hematologic malignancies.

Keywords: Mucormycosis; facial skin; otolaryngology; swelling.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Hematologic Neoplasms*
Humans
Mucorales*
Mucormycosis* / diagnosis
Mucormycosis* / therapy