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. 2021 Jul 5;33:21–25. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.06.003

Table 1.

Published cases using adjuvant topical amphotericin following surgical exenteration, enucleation, or craniotomy for rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM).

Reference Age/Sex Risk Factors Species IV Therapy Topical Route Topical Solution Frequency Outcome Final Margins
Mohsenipour
1996,
Austria [12]
65 M Immuno-suppression Rhizomucor spp dAMB, then
L-AMB
Pack with absorbable gelatin sponge dAMB 2.5 mg/cm3 Once Lived n/a
Seiff, 1999, USA [23] 34 M Diabetes, Immuno-suppression Mucor spp dAMB Irrigation catheter into orbit dAMB 0.25–1 mg/mL TID-QID x 5–14 days Lived n/a
Farooq, 2015, USA [24] 59 F Diabetes, Immuno-suppression n/a dAMB + Micafungin Drip into orbit n/a n/a Died n/a
Uğurlu, 2015, Turkey [25] 59 M Diabetes n/a L-AMB Direct Irrigation into socket n/a n/a Lived n/a
Liu, 2019, China [26] 50 F Immuno-suppression Cunninghamella L-AMB + Posaconazole Nasal irrigation dAMB 0.08 mg/mL BID Died n/a
Navarro-Perea, 2019, Spain [27] 50 F Immuno-suppression Rhizopus oryzae L-AMB + Andulafungin Impregnated gauze L-AMB BID x 7 days, then daily Lived n/a
Navarro-Perea, 2019, Spain [27] 52 F Diabetes Rhizopus oryzae L-AMB + Andulafungin Impregnated gauze L-AMB BID x 7 days, then daily Lived n/a