A rare presentation of invasive rhino-orbital mucormycosis in an immunocompetent young girl: a case report.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2007 Oct; 50(4): 785-6
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in English
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| ID: sea-75821
ABSTRACT
A 18 year young, healthy, immunocompetent girl presented with proptosis of left eye, referred to eye OPD, suspected clinico-radiologically as malignancy. This presentation with suspicion of malignancy resulted into extensive surgical debridement with removal of left eye, which was diagnosed as mucormycosis on histopathological examination. Her eye could have been saved if the mucormycosis was highly suspected initially, because of the good general health and immunocompetency led to misdirected thought.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Orbital Diseases
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Female
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Humans
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Nose Diseases
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Adolescent
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Hyphae
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Head
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Mucormycosis
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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