• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.152-156
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• 1994

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an acute fulminant opportunistic fungal infection in debilitated patients with underlying pathologic conditions, which are diabetic ketoacidosis, immunosuppressed disease. We experienced a case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis. The patient was 41 year-old female, who had diabetes for five years and suffered from left facial swelling and pain, left ophthalmoplegia and facial skin necrosis. Total maxillectomy was done combined with systemic Amphotericin B therapy, Biopsy proved mucormycosis but she expired.

• 고신대학교 의과대학 학술지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.454-462
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• 2018

A 54-year-old man, suffering from severe headache and ophthalmoplegia after undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery was referred to a tertiary hospital. Computed tomography (CT) revealed soft tissue density lesions in the left sphenoid sinus. The internal carotid artery was shown to be occluded in brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans without any other cerebral lesion. Endoscopic view of left nasal cavity shows whitish hyphae in the ethmoid and the sphenoid sinuses. We diagnosed him with cavernous sinus syndrome caused by mucormycosis and conducted endoscopic sinus surgery to remove remaining lesions and decompress orbit and optic nerves. After the revision surgery the patient's headache and ophthalmoplegia were improved. However, multifocal cerebral infarctions were newly discovered in a postoperative CT scan. We experienced a case of mucormycosis of sphenoid sinus resulting in occlusion of internal carotid artery and multifocal cerebral infarction, and report it with a brief review of these disease entities.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.93-95
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• 2011

Purpose: Mucormycosis generally occurs in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and immunocompromised conditions. It is rare, but once a patient is infected with it, it can occur as a rapidly extending, aggressive, and life-threatening rhinocerebral infection with a high mortality rate. Methods: A 70-year-old female patient had a 40 years of history of adult onset diabetes mellitus. She presented herself with severe right hemifacial pain, swelling, and weakness for 3 days and was admitted to ENT. On a facial computed tomography (CT) scan, it was found that her infection extended from her inferior temporal scalp to her submental area and involved her submandibular, masseter, prevertebral, parapharyngeal, retropharyngeal, and pharyngeal mucosal space and pansinusitis. Through endoscopic sinus surgery, mucormycosis was confirmed via histologic examination. Results: Despite empiric antibiotics and amphotericin B administration, the patient was in a septic condition and in a coma. The patient's family wanted to withdraw her life support, and the patient expired. Conclusion: Mucormycosis is very rare, but is one of the disastrous complications of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Suspicion of its occurrence, based on identified risk factors, and its rapid diagnosis can enhance the chance of its cure.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to isolate and identify bacteria from the 4 patients with non-odontogenic infectious lesions (mucormycosis, chronic inflammation from wound infection, and two actinomycosis) and determine their antimicrobial susceptibility against eight antibiotics. Bacterial culture was performed under three culture conditions (anaerobic, $CO_2$, and aerobic incubator). The bacterial strains were identified by 16S rRNA gene (16S rDNA) sequence comparison analysis method. For investigating the antimicrobial susceptibility of the bacteria against eight antibiotics, penicillin G, amoxicillin, tetracycline, cefuroxime, erythromycin, clindamycin, vancomycin, and Augmentin$^{(R)}$ (amoxicillin + clavulanic acid), minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) measurement was performed using broth microdilution assay. Nosocomial pathogens such as Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Bacillus subtilis, and Neisseria flavescens were isolated from mucormycosis. Veillonella parvula, Enterobacter hormaechei, and Acinetobacter calcoaceticus were isolated from chronic inflammatory lesion. Actinomyces massiliensis was isolated from actinomycosis in parotid gland. Capnocytophaga ochracea was isolated from actinomycosis in buccal region in anaerobic condition. There was no susceptible antibiotic to all bacteria in mucormycosis. Tetracycline was susceptible to all bacteria in chronic inflammation. C. ochracea was resistant to vancomycin and penicillin G; and other antibiotics showed susceptibility to all bacteria in actinomycosis. The results indicated that the combined treatment of two or more antibiotics is better than single antibiotic treatment in mucormycosis, and penicillin is the first recommended antibiotic to treat actinomycosis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.451-455
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• 2008

저자들은 잘 조절되지 않는 당뇨병을 가진 75세 환자에서 혈관을 침범한 폐 모균증으로 인해 항진균제와 수술적 치료를 시행하였으나 진행되는 다발성 괴사로 인한 객혈로 사망한 폐 모균증 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.213-221
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• 1998

Pulmonary mucormycosis is an uncommon, but important opportunistic fungal infection associated with diabetes mellitus, leukemia, lymphoma and other immunocompromised states. Mucor species grow best in acidic-high glucose medium. which explaining the particular susceptibility of diabetic patient who are ketoacidic. Early consideration of this diagnosis, along with aggressive diagnostic evaluation, is critical to effective therapy and patient survival. We have experienced a case of pulmonary murcomycosis mimicking bilateral pulmonary edema on chest Xray that associated with diabetic ketoacidosis. A brief review of the literature was given.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.106-109
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• 2012

Actinomycosis is a rare subacute-to-chronic infection that causes sinus fistula, tract, or abscess due to the invasion surrounding the soft tissue. Actinomyces colonize the mouth, colon, and vagina. Mucosal disruption may lead to infection at virtually any site in the body. Cervicofacial infection accounts for 50-60% of all actinomycosis cases. The mandible and nasopharynx are the sites of predilection, but maxillary sinus infection is rare. Reported herein is a case involving a 57-year-old female with acute myeloid leukemia who had simultaneous actinomycosis with mucormycosis in the maxillary sinus.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.75-79
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• 1989

Mucormycosis는 자연 환경속에 상채하고 있는 Mucorales 목의 곰팡이류에 의해 발생하는 질병인데, 강원도 속초시의 한 양계장에서 82수(연령 100일~2년)의 닭에 집한 발병하였다. 임상중상은 식욕감퇴, 하리, 영양실조, 호흡곤란, 마비 등으로 발병 후 수 주간에 폐사하였으며, 부검시 호흡기관을 비롯하여 간장, 심장, 비장, 신장, 소화관 등에서 회황색의 다발성 결절(0.14~4.6cm)과 소출혈반점을 발견하였다. 병리 조직학적으로 병소는 화농성 혹은 건락성 괴사소와 이를 둘려싸는 위산성 백혈구, 대식세포, 임파구, 거대핵세포의 침륜 등 급성 육아종성염증 소견을 나타내었으며, 본균 특이성의 균사(두께 $4{\sim}24{\mu}$)를 괴사병소 내에서 관찰하였다. 본 질병의 발생은 사료 첨가제와 치료제로써 항생제의 남용이나 타질병의 일차 감염 등이 전소인으로 작용하는 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.350-354
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• 1996

폐 모균증은 매우 드문, 그러나 치명적 인 기 회 감염성 폐 진균증이다. 이는 보고된 사망율만도 70%를 상회하며 통상적 진단법 인 조직 배양에서 음성으로 나타나는 경우가 많아 사망전 진단이 어려운 질환이 기 도 하다. 본 교실에서는 전형적 인 기 회 감염성 폐 모균증 2례를 경 험하였기 에 보고하는 바이다. 한 환 자는 10년 전에 당뇨 진단을 받았으나 그간 혈당 조절을 하지 않고 있었던 환자였고, 또 다른 환자는 급 성 임파성 백혈병 진단을 받은 후 항암화학 요법을 받덕 환자였다. 첫 증례는기관지경을통한생검으 로 진단되 었고 두번째 증례는 횡 격 막하 농양의 경 피적 배액술을 시 행하며 그 배액을 조직검사 하는 과 정에서 발견되었다. 두증례 모두 폐 모균증이 국한적 이어서 수술을 시행하였다. 수술시행 전,후를통 하여 모두 항 진균제를 사용하였으며 첫 증례는 수술 후 합병증 없이 퇴원하였으나 두번째 증례는 첫 수 술후다시 패혈증에 빠지고 수술부위의 공기유출이 계속되어 이차수술시행하였다 결국두번째 환자 는 백혈병 재발로 다시 항암화학요법 시행하기 위하여 내과로 전과되었다. 최근의 문헌들에 의하면 국 한된 폐 모균증의 경우 약물 치료와 함께 수술적 치료를 병행할때 그 예후가 현저히 상승하는 것으로 보 고되고 있다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.633-638
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• 2000

기관지 모균증은 드문 질환으로 돌출된 종괴로 발현된 경우는 특히 드물다. 저자들은 당뇨환자에서 종괴형태로 발현되어 우측 주기관지를 폐색시키는 기관지 모균증을 발견하였다. 경직성 기관지술로 모군 종괴를 제거하여 임상적으로 호전시킨 후 적극적으로 전신적 Amphotereicin B 투여와 폐절제술을 동반하여 완치한 1예를 경험하여 이를 보고하는 바이다.