Open AccessTreatment of Mucormycosis with Liposomal Amphotericin B, Posaconazole and Deferasirox: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Uğur Önal,
Meltem Taşbakan,
Tansu Yamazhan,
Bilgin Arda,
Hüsnü Pullukçu,
Sercan Ulusoy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of microbiology and infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-9369
pISSN - 2146-3158
DOI - 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2016.01.0211
Subject(s) - posaconazole , deferasirox , mucormycosis , medicine , amphotericin b , antifungal , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , dermatology , surgery , thalassemia
In this paper, we present a 69 years old diabetic patient with mucormycosis who was succesfully treated with liposomal\udamphotericin B (LAMB), posaconazole and deferasirox despite having no adequate surgery. There was no relapse on\ud6 month post-treatment follow-up. We conclude that combination of antifungal antibiotics with deferasirox may be\udsuccessful in the salvage therapy of mucormycosis especially in diabetic patients. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2016;6(1): 32-3