Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis and Aspergillosis in A Child With Thalassemia Major on Deferoxamine Therapy

Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis and Aspergillosis in A Child With Thalassemia Major on Deferoxamine Therapy

Rhino-orbital mucormycosis and aspergillosis is a rare potentially fatal opportunistic infection caused by saprophytic fungi. Mucormycosis is described almost exclusively in patients with compromised immune systems or metabolic abnormalities like poorly controlled diabetes. Iron overload states pred...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Siddharth Madan, Sarita Beri, Arunabha Chakravarti, Rajesh Jain, Rahul Maheshwari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
rhino-orbital mucormycosis
aspergillosis
thalassemia major
deferoxamine
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.634
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Internet

https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.634

Similar Items