A 45-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes (HbA1c 11.2%) presents with severe frontal headache, proptosis, and black necrotic tissue involving the nasal turbinate and palate. Vital signs show BP 148/92, HR 102, RR 18, Temp 38.5°C, SpO2 98% on room air. MRI demonstrates invasion into the paranasal sinuses and frontal lobe. Blood glucose is 385 mg/dL. She denies recent nasal trauma. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial intervention?

  1. A)Oral fluconazole monotherapy
  2. B)IV ceftriaxone and vancomycin
  3. C)Urgent surgical debridement combined with IV amphotericin BGABARITO
  4. D)Observation with repeat imaging in one week
  5. E)Topical miconazole applied directly to lesions

Explicação

This patient has rhinocerebral mucormycosis, an angioinvasive infection in diabetics. Urgent surgical debridement combined with IV amphotericin B is required to prevent mortality. The aggressive vascular invasion leads to tissue necrosis and rapid disseminatio... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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