Rhinocerebral mucormycosis and juvenile diabetes mellitus: report of a case with recovery.
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rapidly fatal fungal disease. Presentation and natural course are characterized by headache, facial and eye pain, maxillary sinus swelling, and bloody mucoid discharge with progression to bony destruction. A 15-year-old girl with juvenile diabetes who presented with cavernous sinus thrombosis is described, and the medical and surgical management is detailed.
Study Design.A meta-analysis.Objective.The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracies of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of spondylodiscitis through a meta-analysis.Summary of Background Data