Unusual association of orbital tumour and rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis.
BMJ Case Rep
; 15(8)2022 Aug 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2001802
ABSTRACT
In developing tropical countries, rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis has been a cause of severe morbidity and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Classically, it develops as an aggressive angioinvasive destruction of nasal, orbital and cerebral involvement. Blindness is a major disabling complication. The association of mucor in cancer is linked with immunosuppression caused by radiation and/or chemotherapy. In this case report, we tried to explore the diverse possibilities of neck swelling, nasal discharge, ocular swelling and dimness of vision in a teenage boy. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare tumour of the soft tissue, connective tissue or bone. This type of unusual association or coexistence of rhabdomyosarcoma with mucormycetes is rarely seen in literature.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Orbital Diseases
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Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Orbital Neoplasms
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Eye Diseases
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COVID-19
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Mucormycosis
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2022-250721
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