Optic Nerve Thickening and Infarction as the First Evidence of Orbital Involvement with Mucormycosis

We report a 53-year-old female with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus who presented with decreased vision in the right eye for a few hours duration. Orbital computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed at presentation and showed a thickening and infarction of the right optic nerve...

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Autores principales: Alsuhaibani, Adel H., Al-Thubaiti, Ghazai, Al Badr, Fahad B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3401808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22837632
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.97957
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Sumario:We report a 53-year-old female with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus who presented with decreased vision in the right eye for a few hours duration. Orbital computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed at presentation and showed a thickening and infarction of the right optic nerve with no other orbital abnormalities. A few days later, the patient developed necrosis in the region of the right medial canthus and nasal mucosa. Tissue biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of mucormycosis.

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