Rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

Rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem connective tissue disease. Patients with SLE develop cutaneous infections due to immune dysregulation and treatment with immunosuppressive agents. Deep fungal infections are rare in SLE but are important cause of morbidity. We report a case of succ...

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Main Authors: Parimalam Kumar, C Zohra Begum, P Thirumaran, K Manoharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Mucor mycosis
rhino cerebral
systemic lupus erythematosus
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=2;spage=158;epage=158;aulast=Kumar
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spelling doaj-967616058f134fefbce92781f50ae23b2020-11-25T00:59:40ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112013-01-0158215815810.4103/0019-5154.108075Rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosusParimalam KumarC Zohra BegumP ThirumaranK ManoharanSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem connective tissue disease. Patients with SLE develop cutaneous infections due to immune dysregulation and treatment with immunosuppressive agents. Deep fungal infections are rare in SLE but are important cause of morbidity. We report a case of successfully treated rhino cerebral mucormycosis (RCM) in a female patient with SLE.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=2;spage=158;epage=158;aulast=KumarMucor mycosisrhino cerebralsystemic lupus erythematosus
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author Parimalam Kumar
C Zohra Begum
P Thirumaran
K Manoharan
spellingShingle Parimalam Kumar
C Zohra Begum
P Thirumaran
K Manoharan
Rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
Indian Journal of Dermatology
Mucor mycosis
rhino cerebral
systemic lupus erythematosus
author_facet Parimalam Kumar
C Zohra Begum
P Thirumaran
K Manoharan
author_sort Parimalam Kumar
title Rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
title_short Rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
title_full Rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
title_fullStr Rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
title_full_unstemmed Rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
title_sort rhino cerebral mucormycosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Dermatology
issn 0019-5154
1998-3611
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem connective tissue disease. Patients with SLE develop cutaneous infections due to immune dysregulation and treatment with immunosuppressive agents. Deep fungal infections are rare in SLE but are important cause of morbidity. We report a case of successfully treated rhino cerebral mucormycosis (RCM) in a female patient with SLE.
topic Mucor mycosis
rhino cerebral
systemic lupus erythematosus
url http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=2;spage=158;epage=158;aulast=Kumar
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