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Optic nerve thickening and infarction as the first evidence of orbital involvement with mucormycosis
MEAJO-Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology. 2012; 19 (3): 340-342
in English
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ABSTRACT
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