Journals / Klimik Dergisi / 2011 / Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 3

A case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis presenting with Garcin syndrome

Garcin sendromuyla kendini gösteren rinoserebral mukormikoz olgusu

Pages
187–190
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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It should not be forgotten that rhinocerebral mucormycosis can present with unilateral palsies of all cranial nerves and further investigations should be considered in suspected cases because of the life-threatening character of this infection.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection which is capable of causing a fatal outcome and commonly affects diabetic and immunocompromised patients.
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Key Findings & Data:Early symptoms are fever, nasal ulcerations or necrosis, periorbital or facial edema, and decreased vision.
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Conclusion & Impact:It should not be forgotten that rhinocerebral mucormycosis can present with unilateral palsies of all cranial nerves and further investigations should be considered in suspected cases because of the life-threatening character of this infection.
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Abstract

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection which is capable of causing a fatal outcome and commonly affects diabetic and immunocompromised patients. Early symptoms are fever, nasal ulcerations or necrosis, periorbital or facial edema, and decreased vision. In the literature, there are only a few cases of rhinocerebral mucormycosis which presented with involvement of all cranial nerves unilaterally, known as Garcin syndrome. In this report, we presented a 65-year-old immunosupressed and diabetic female with rhinocerebral mucormycosis and left Garcin syndrome. It should not be forgotten that rhinocerebral mucormycosis can present with unilateral palsies of all cranial nerves and further investigations should be considered in suspected cases because of the life-threatening character of this infection.

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Rinoserebral mukormikoz sıklıkla diyabetik ve immün sistemi baskılanmış kişileri etkileyen ve fatal olabilen nadir bir fungal infeksiyondur. Erken semptomlar, ateş, nazal ülserasyonlar veya nekroz, periorbital veya fasiyal ödem ve görme azalması olabilir. Literatürde ünilateral tüm kraniyal sinirlerin tutulumuyla Garcin sendromu biçiminde kendini gösteren sadece birkaç rinoserebral mukormikoz olgusu vardır. Burada 65 yaşında bağışıklığı baskılanmış ve diyabetik bir kadın hastada ortaya çıkan rinoserebral mukormikoz ve sol Garcin sendromu olgusu sunulmuştur. Rinoserebral mukormikozun ünilateral olarak tüm kraniyal sinirlerin paralizisiyle seyredebileceği unutulmamalı ve infeksiyonun yaşamı tehdit eden özelliği dolayısıyla şüphenilen olgularda ileri araştırmaların yapılması düşünülmelidir.

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BAŞAK, S., ÖZTÜRK, B., ODABAŞI, O., ÖZKUL, A., ERTUĞRUL, M. B., ÖZGEÇEN, H. D. (2022). A case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis presenting with Garcin syndrome. Klimik Dergisi, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 3, 187–190. https://ajindex.com/articles/573680

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