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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Sinusitis, Invasive Fungal
Sections: Key Features, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment.
Excerpt: | |  Rare; includes both rhinocerebral mucormycosis (Mucor, Absidia, and Rhizopus sp.) and other invasive fungal infections, such as Aspergillus
Fungus spreads rapidly through vascular channels and may be lethal if not detected early Prognosis guarded even with early diagnosis and immediate appropriate intervention | | – In persons with diabetes, the mortality rate is about 20% – If kidney disease is present or develops, mortality is over 50% – In the setting of AIDS or hematologic malignancy with neutropenia, mortality approaches 100% |
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