Unilateral rhino–orbital–cerebral mucormycosis with contralateral endogenous fungal endophthalmitis
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Unilateral rhino–orbital–cerebral mucormycosis with contralateral endogenous fungal endophthalmitis
Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is an uncommon but fatal fungal infection. We report a rare case of unilateral ROCM with ipsilateral central retinal artery occlusion and contralateral choroiditis, which later progressed to endogenous fungal endophthalmitis. The patient was successfully treated with sinuses debridement, systemic liposomal amphotericin B, and intravitreal amphotericin ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s82204