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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(9):1267-1271. Published online September 15, 1992.

Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis : A case Report

Kyuchul Kc Choeh¹, Hae Jin HJ Choeh¹, Jung Hae JH Park¹, Chong Sung CS Chung¹, Won Sil WS Huh², Hyun Sook HS Chi³

¹Department of Pediatrics, Eulji General Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
²Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Eulji General Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
³Department of Clinical Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University Medical School, Seoul

Abstract

We experienced a case of rhinocerebral form of mucormycosis in a 9-year-old male suffered from acute lymphocytic leukemia(FAB L2). On 15th day of induction chemotherapy(Hospital day 23) pain, tenderness and swelling on left maxillary sinus. He expired on Hospital day 47.

Keywords :Mucormycosis, Rhinocerebral, Leukemia