A case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis with brain abscess drained by endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery

A case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis with brain abscess drained by endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery

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A 70-year-old Japanese man undergoing remission induction therapy for acute monocytic leukemia (AML-M5b) developed Fat Burners fever and headache, and was started on antibiotics and liposomal amphotericin B (L-AMB).There was no improvement, and computed tomography and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed acute rhinosinusitis and brain abscess.Successful endoscopic endonasal surgery was performed at this point, providing drainage for 10 inch the rhinosinusitis and abscess.Histopathological findings showed the mucormycosis.