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Black fungus: paranasal mucormycosis
BMJ 2021; 374 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1705 (Published 21 July 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;374:n1705- Gustavo Almeida, resident1,
- Margarida Cardoso, consultant2,
- Pedro Escada, head of department3
- 1Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal
- 3Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal
- Correspondence to: G Almeida antunesdealmeida.gustavo{at}gmail.com
This is invasive rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis on the face of a woman in her 50s (fig 1).
She presented to her doctor with a history of nasal obstruction and right facial tenderness, with a background of uncontrolled diabetes, and …
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