Fatal rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis receiving azathioprine and corticosteroid | Zendy

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Fatal rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis receiving azathioprine and corticosteroid

Author(s) -

Narges Najafi,

Firoozeh Kermani,

Nahid Gholinejad Ghadi,

Seyed Reza Âghili,

Zahra Seifi,

Emmanuel Roilides,

Tahereh Shokohi

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

current medical mycology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2423-3439

pISSN - 2423-3420

DOI - 10.18502/cmm.5.1.536

Subject(s) - medicine , azathioprine , mucormycosis , ulcerative colitis , prednisolone , fulminant , colitis , gastroenterology , rhizopus oryzae , adverse effect , surgery , dermatology , disease , chemistry , food science , fermentation

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare fatal fungal infection which is on a growing trend, particularly among immunocompromised patients. Immunosuppressive drugs, including corticosteroids and antimetabolites, increase the risk of this infection. Herein, we reported the case of fulminant rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis receiving azathioprine and corticosteroid.

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