A rare case of orbital mucormycosis with gas gangrene panophthalmitis. | Zendy

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A rare case of orbital mucormycosis with gas gangrene panophthalmitis.

Author(s) -

Vijaykumar Gupta,

W al-Tuwarqui

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

british journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.016

H-Index - 153

eISSN - 1468-2079

pISSN - 0007-1161

DOI - 10.1136/bjo.77.12.824

Subject(s) - medicine , mucormycosis , gas gangrene , orbital diseases , surgery , gangrene , orbit (dynamics) , dermatology , computed tomography , computed tomographic , engineering , aerospace engineering

Mucormycosis is a disease caused by a fungus from the Phycomycetes class and the Mucorales order. Phycomycetes are ubiquitous fungi occurring in soil, air, skin, body orifices, manure, and food. They are commonly seen in diabetics, particularly in patients with ketoacidosis.'" Numerous other predisposing conditions have been reported.2 36 Gas gangrene refers to a necrotising infection of the soft tissue caused by a Clostridium species. Clostridium perfringens is recovered in about 80% of cases. Other Clostridium species which commonly cause gas gangrene in humans are nozyi, septicum, and sordellii.7

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