| Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis. |
| Seong Rok Han, Chan Young Choi, Mee Joo, Choong Jin Whang |
1Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang, Korea. hsrkmj@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
2Department of Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang, Korea. |
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Isolated cerebral mucoromycosis, without rhino-orbital focus, is an extremely rare but life-threatening infection of central nervous system that most commonly found in intravenous drug abuser. We present a case of isolated cerebral mucormycosis diagnosed by open biopsy and treated with amphotericin B. The patient has returned to independent living. |
| Key Words:
Isolated; Cerebral Mucormycosis; Amphotericin B |
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