Successful Treatment of Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis in a Child with Leukemia

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Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is a rare fulminant opportunistic fungal infection that despite relevant treatment has high mortality. We present a case of a 3-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and ROCM, who was treated successfully with excessive surgery, systemic antifungal treatment with amphotericin B (AmB), posaconazole, and terbinafine as well as hyperbaric oxygen. Surgery included, beside extracranial and intracranial removal of infected areas, endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery with local AmB installation and in addition placement of an Ommaya reservoir for 114 intrathecal administrations of AmB. In addition, we review the literature of ROCM in pediatric patients with hematological diseases.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Volume39
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)e211-e215
ISSN1077-4114
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2017

    Research areas

  • acute lymphoblastic leukemia, excessive surgery, Ommaya reservoir, pediatric, rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis, survival

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