Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis infection in a 4-year-old Egyptian girl

Ahmed Sorour; Amani Said Abdelrahman; Amir Abdelkareem; Ahmed Kadry; Ahmed Gamal

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.07.002

Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis infection in a 4-year-old Egyptian girl

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2022 Jul 9:37:29-32. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.07.002. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Ahmed Sorour¹, Amani Said Abdelrahman², Amir Abdelkareem¹, Ahmed Kadry³, Ahmed Gamal^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Al-Matria Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
² Department of Plastic Surgery, El-Sahel Teaching Hospital, El Sahel, Cairo, Egypt.
³ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, October 6 University, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

Rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis is a rare, potentially fatal fungal infection that usually affects diabetic and immunocompromised adults. Recently, an increase in the frequency of this infection in children has been reported, especially in neutropenic patients and premature babies. In this article, we are reporting a case of rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis in a 4-year-old girl with a newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus. Tissue biopsy, fungal culture, and imaging were used to confirm the diagnosis. The infection was successfully treated with combined surgical debridement and antifungals.

Keywords: Children; Mucormycosis; Pediatric; Rhino-orbito-cerebral.

Publication types

Case Reports