A case of orbital cryptococcosis.

Elahhe Rebecca Afkhamnejad, Catherine Turner, David Reynoso

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Elahhe Rebecca AfkhamnejadDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, 700 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77550, USA.

Catherine TurnerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA.

David ReynosoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: This report describes a case of Observations: A coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach between the ophthalmology, neurosurgery, pathology, and infectious disease departments was integral to saving both vision and life. Conclusions and Importance: This is the first case of primary orbital cryptococcosis described in the medical literature, to the authors' knowledge. The case draws attention to the possibility that

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Cryptococcus neoformansInvasive orbital infectionOrbital cryptococcosis

Identifiers

PMID36852304

DOI10.1016/j.ajoc.2023.101821

PMCPMC9958422

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