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ArticleCureus2025

Fungus That Struck the Brain: A Case of Invasive Sino-Orbital Aspergillosis Causing a Stroke.

Nidha Shapoo, Jumana Chalabi, Paul Huang, Seth Lieberman, Noella Boma

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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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5 authors.

Nidha ShapooInternal Medicine, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, USA.
Jumana ChalabiInternal Medicine, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, USA.
Paul HuangNeurosurgery, New York Medical College/Bellevue Hospital, New York, USA.
Seth LiebermanOtolaryngology, New York Medical College/Bellevue Hospital, New York, USA.
Noella BomaInternal Medicine, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invasive sino-orbital aspergillosis is a rare but potentially fatal fungal infection that predominantly affects immunocompromised individuals. It can lead to severe complications such as internal carotid artery invasion and ischemic stroke. We report a case of a 74-year-old male patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus who presented with right eye pain and proptosis. Imaging revealed a sino-orbital mass with invasion into the cavernous sinus and internal carotid artery. Following a biopsy, the patient suffered an ischemic stroke due to the right internal carotid artery occlusion, requiring mechanical thrombectomy and stent placement. Histopathology confirmed

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carotiditisinvasive aspergillosisorbital apex syndromesino-orbital infectionstroke

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PMID40530226
PMCPMC12172571

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