Aspergillus niger Infection of an Orbital Exenteration Socket Can Be Treated with Oral Itraconazole

Aspergillus niger infection is a rare complication following orbital exenteration, especially in immunocompetent patients. If untreated, the infection may lead to significant morbidities. We report a patient with this rare infection, who has been treated successfully with oral itraconazole.

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Autores principales: So, Wing Lung Alvin, Hardy, Thomas G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3540651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23320225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/763651
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spelling pubmed-35406512013-01-14 Aspergillus niger Infection of an Orbital Exenteration Socket Can Be Treated with Oral Itraconazole So, Wing Lung Alvin Hardy, Thomas G. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med Case Report Aspergillus niger infection is a rare complication following orbital exenteration, especially in immunocompetent patients. If untreated, the infection may lead to significant morbidities. We report a patient with this rare infection, who has been treated successfully with oral itraconazole. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-12-24 /pmc/articles/PMC3540651/ /pubmed/23320225 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/763651 Text en Copyright © 2012 W. L. A. So and T. G. Hardy. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Aspergillus niger Infection of an Orbital Exenteration Socket Can Be Treated with Oral Itraconazole
title Aspergillus niger Infection of an Orbital Exenteration Socket Can Be Treated with Oral Itraconazole
title_full Aspergillus niger Infection of an Orbital Exenteration Socket Can Be Treated with Oral Itraconazole
title_fullStr Aspergillus niger Infection of an Orbital Exenteration Socket Can Be Treated with Oral Itraconazole
title_full_unstemmed Aspergillus niger Infection of an Orbital Exenteration Socket Can Be Treated with Oral Itraconazole
title_short Aspergillus niger Infection of an Orbital Exenteration Socket Can Be Treated with Oral Itraconazole
title_sort aspergillus niger infection of an orbital exenteration socket can be treated with oral itraconazole
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3540651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23320225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/763651
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