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Optic nerve thickening and infarction as the first evidence of orbital involvement with mucormycosis

Author(s) -

AdelH Alsuhaibani,

Ghazai Al-Thubaiti,

FahadB Al Badr

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

middle east african journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 0975-1599

pISSN - 0974-9233

DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.97957

Subject(s) - medicine , mucormycosis , optic nerve , magnetic resonance imaging , thickening , canthus , presentation (obstetrics) , infarction , biopsy , radiology , surgery , anatomy , eyelid , myocardial infarction , cardiology , chemistry , polymer science

We report a 53-year-old female with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus who presented with decreased vision in the right eye for a few hours duration. Orbital computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed at presentation and showed a thickening and infarction of the right optic nerve with no other orbital abnormalities. A few days later, the patient developed necrosis in the region of the right medial canthus and nasal mucosa. Tissue biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of mucormycosis.

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