Epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral mucormycosis in diabetic patients : A systematic review of case reports and case series

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BACKGROUND: Patients with diabetes are known as an important high-risk group for cerebral mucormycosis (CM).

METHOD: We conducted a structured search using PubMed/MEDLINE to collect both case reports and case series case (ie including at least two patients) onto CM in diabetic patient published between 2000 and March 2020.

RESULTS: Forty-five reports of individual cases and eighteen case series articles were included. India accounted for the largest share of reports with 37.7% and 38.8% of individual cases and case series, respectively. Mortality ranged from 0% to 100% in the case series. The overall mortality in the individual cases was 46.3%, and 64.2% of deaths were reported in patients with ketoacidosis diabetes. Facial swelling (53.3%), headache (44.4%), loss of vision (35.5%) and ophthalmoplegia (35.5%) were the most frequently reported clinical symptoms. In all patients except 4 (91.1%), CM was treated surgically; however, in many cases (42%), despite the use of surgery, death occurred. Amphotericin B deoxycholate (AMB) and lipid-based AMB (LAMB) were used as the first lines of treatment for all patients; however, posaconazole, echinocandins, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) and deferasirox were used in combination for a number of patients. Posaconazole has been shown to have positive therapeutic effect; however, posaconazole, LAMB and HBOT are not commonly used in low-income and health-challenged countries.

CONCLUSION: Cerebral mucormycosis is a rapidly progressive infection in diabetic patients and carries immense morbidity despite early diagnosis and treatment. Low-income countries have had the highest number of reports of the disease in recent years, indicating the need to control diabetes in these countries.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Mycoses - 63(2020), 12 vom: 19. Dez., Seite 1264-1282

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chegini, Zahra [VerfasserIn]
Didehdar, Mojtaba [VerfasserIn]
Khoshbayan, Amin [VerfasserIn]
Rajaeih, Shahin [VerfasserIn]
Salehi, Mohammadreza [VerfasserIn]
Shariati, Aref [VerfasserIn]

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Amphotericin B
Amphotericin B, deoxycholate drug combination
Antifungal Agents
Cerebral mucormycosis
Clinical manifestations
Deoxycholic Acid
Diabetic patients
Diagnosis
Drug Combinations
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Posaconazole
Systematic Review
Treatment
Triazoles

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Date Completed 12.07.2021

Date Revised 12.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/myc.13187

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NLM31536873X