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Orbital apex syndrome secondary to Pseudallescheria boydii fungal sinusitis in an immunocompetent patient.

Thiagalingam, Sureka; Fernando, Glen T; Tan, Kimberley; O'Donnell, Brett A; Weeks, Kerry; Branley, Michael.

Clin Exp Ophthalmol ; 32(5): 545-7, 2004 Oct.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15498073

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Orbital apex syndrome secondary to mucormycosis in immuno-compromised patients is well described; however, few reports exist of a paranasal sinus mycetoma resulting in this presentation in the immuno-competent patient. The case is reported of a 92-year-old man who developed orbital apex syndrome secondary to a sphenoidal sinus mycetoma of Pseudallescheria boydii.

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Blepharoptosis/etiology , Mycetoma/complications , Ophthalmoplegia/etiology , Orbital Diseases/etiology , Pseudallescheria/isolation & purification , Sinusitis/microbiology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Blepharoptosis/diagnosis , Blepharoptosis/drug therapy , Humans , Immunocompetence , Male , Mycetoma/diagnosis , Mycetoma/drug therapy , Ophthalmoplegia/diagnosis , Ophthalmoplegia/drug therapy , Orbital Diseases/diagnosis , Orbital Diseases/drug therapy , Sinusitis/diagnosis , Sinusitis/drug therapy , Syndrome , Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Orbitocranial penetration by a fragment of wood.

Robaei, Dana; Fernando, Glen T; Branley, Michael G; MacDonald, Charmaine.

Med J Aust ; 181(6): 329-30, 2004 Sep 20.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15377247

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Brain Injuries/diagnosis , Eye Foreign Bodies/diagnosis , Eye Injuries, Penetrating/diagnosis , Multiple Trauma/diagnosis , Orbit/injuries , Temporal Lobe/injuries , Adult , Amphetamine-Related Disorders/complications , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Brain Injuries/etiology , Brain Injuries/therapy , Cerebral Angiography/methods , Diagnosis, Differential , Eye Foreign Bodies/etiology , Eye Foreign Bodies/surgery , Eye Injuries, Penetrating/etiology , Eye Injuries, Penetrating/therapy , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Injury Severity Score , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Male , Multiple Trauma/etiology , Multiple Trauma/therapy , Neurosurgical Procedures/methods , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment Outcome

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