Use of topical amphotericin in a case of refractory sino-orbital angioinvasive mucormycosis

Abstract

The standard of care for treatment of sino-orbital mucormycosis involves aggressive surgical debridement and liposomal amphotericin, and the roles of adjunctive and topical therapies are less clear. Here we describe a case of severe refractory sino-orbital mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient who responded to combination therapy with liposomal amphotericin, isavuconazole, micafungin, and topical amphotericin deoxycholate after failing to achieve negative surgical margins.

Keywords

• Mucormycosis
• Topical amphotericin
• Rhizomucor
• Orbital exenteration