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Cytomegalovirus sinusitis complicated by orbital apex syndrome in an immunocompromised host
Author(s) -
Nomura Jim H.,
Eichhorn Knut,
Cao Thai M.,
Sahebi Firoozeh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12616
Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , sinusitis , apex (geometry) , blindness , human cytomegalovirus , immunology , pathology , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease , herpesviridae , virus , anatomy , optometry
Abstract Sinusitis in immunocompromised patients can be caused by a wide variety of pathogens, primarily bacterial and fungal in nature. Tissue invasion can extend into the orbital apex and result in ophthalmoplegia and blindness. We report the first histologically proven case, to our knowledge, caused by cytomegalovirus infection.