ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2015
Acute orbital apex syndrome and rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis.
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- Unveiling the hidden link: diabetes mellitus as a catalyst for orbital apex syndrome.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Angioinvasion severity and admission GCS predict outcomes in invasive central nervous system fungal infections.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics of tracheobronchial mucormycosis: a retrospective analysis of twenty cases.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Neuro-ophthalmologic Outcomes of Orbital Apex Syndrome Caused by Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis.Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2025Article
- Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, and treatment of mucormycosis: a review.Annals of medicine · 2024Review
- The Outcome of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Orbital Apex Syndrome Secondary to Sinusitis in a Tertiary Care Center-Our Experience Over 10 Years.Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2024Article
- Imaging spectrum in rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Isolated cerebral mucormycosis that looks like stroke and brain abscess: A case report and review of the literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
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- Title of the Article: Paranasal Mucormycosis in COVID-19 Patient.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- Rhino-orbito-cerebral Mucormycosis: Etiopathology, Clinical Features, Outcome, and the Factors Associated with Outcome.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2022Article
- Rhino-Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis in a Patient With Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Case Report and Literature Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Rhino-orbito-cerebral Mucormycosis: Pictorial Review.Insights into imaging · 2021Review
- A Case of Bilateral Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in a Post-COVID Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis Patient.Cureus · 2021Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging in rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Review
- Neuroimaging in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Eye Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2016Review
- Fungal infections of the orbit.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2016Review
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Abstract
purposeTo demonstrate the successful clinical identification and management of rhino-orbital mucormycosis, a fungal infection with a high mortality rate. PATIENTS AND
methodsA diabetic male patient with a headache and orbital apex syndrome in the right eye was examined using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for a possible fungal infection. Endoscopic surgical resection was performed and a pathology sample was taken. Specimens were prepared with Gömöri methenamine silver and hematoxylin and eosin staining. The patient was treated with liposomal amphotericin B 400 mg daily, followed by posaconazole 400 mg twice daily.
resultsCT and MRI revealed a mass of the right sphenoid spreading into the orbit, indicative of a fungal infection. The biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of mucormycosis. Complete recovery of eyelid and oculomotor function was achieved after 10 months of treatment, although the patient continues to suffer from irreversible blindness in the right eye due to optic nerve atrophy. He has been without signs or symptoms of recurrence.
conclusionPatients with rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis need extensive surgical and medical treatment to maximize outcomes. Success requires multidisciplinary management.
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