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 fever and headache, and was started on antibiotics whelen arges spotlight 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 here endonasal surgery was performed at this point, providing drainage for the rhinosinusitis and abscess.Histopathological findings showed the mucormycosis.