Rhinocerebral mucormycosis complicated by bacterial brain abscess.

abstract

• Mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening fungal infection occurring primarily in patients with diabetics or immunocompromised patients. The authors report a case of mucormycosis in a patient with diabetes complicated by bacterial brain abscess. The bacteria cultured from the abscess were Staphylococcus epidermidis and Enterococcus faecalis. The abscess was surgically drained and treated with antibiotics. A brief review of mucormycosis and brain abscess including treatment is provided in the discussion.

authors

• Horseman, Michael

published proceedings

• Am J Med Sci

author list (cited authors)

• Cano, P., Horseman, M. A., & Surani, S.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• Cano, Patricia||Horseman, Michael A||Surani, Salim

publication date

• December 2010

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

keywords

• Bacterial Infections
• Brain Abscess
• Brain Diseases
• Enterococcus Faecalis
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mucormycosis
• Nose Diseases
• Staphylococcus Epidermidis

PubMed Central ID

• 20861715

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181f0aad1

start page

• 507

end page

• 510

volume

• 340

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/maj.0b013e3181f0aad1