Orbital apex syndrome in a man with rhino-ocular cerebral mucormycosis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Orbital apex syndrome is a symptom complex of visual loss and ophthalmoplegia resulting from a disease involving the orbital apex. It can be caused by inflammation, infection, and malignancies. Mucormycosis is an infection caused by filamentous saprophytes of the order Mucorales. It is ubiquitous, and the infection can occur from ingesting contaminated food, inhaling spores, or injecting the disrupted skin or wounds. It is mainly a disease of the immunocompromised, affecting patients with poorly controlled diabetes, organ transplant recipients, and patients with hematological malignancies. We present the case of a man with orbital apex syndrome resulting from rapidly spreading rhino-ocular cerebral mucormycosis, who had a poor outcome despite an aggressive combined medic

SUBMITTER: Moin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575186 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature