A Rare Case of Invasive Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient Treated with a Short Course of Dexamethasone

Gurchetan Randhawa; Sean Hagaman; Mahsa Pourabdollah Tootkaboni; Sanchit V. Kundal; Sharad Oli; James Alrassi; Sam D. Schild; Sara Abu-Ghanem; Shelly Brejt

doi:10.12659/AJCR.932129

26 July 2021 : Case report USA

A Rare Case of Invasive Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient Treated with a Short Course of Dexamethasone

Unusual clinical course, Rare disease

Gurchetan Randhawa^1EF*, Sean Hagaman^1EF, Mahsa Pourabdollah Tootkaboni^1EF, Sanchit V. Kundal^1EF, Sharad Oli

^1EF, James Alrassi^23EF, Sam D. Schild^23EF, Sara Abu-Ghanem^23EF, Shelly Brejt^1EF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932129

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932129

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Figure 3. Axial magnetic resonance image performed after left inferior, middle, and superior turbinectomy; partial internal ethmoidectomy; and antrostomy. In the left globe, proptosis is visible and the posterior aspects are deformed because of tension from the optic nerve. The edema in the left orbit and the left inferior frontal lobe is compatible with extension of invasive fungal disease.

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A Rare Case of Invasive Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient Treated with a Short Course of Dexamethasone

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