Open AccessOptic nerve thickening and infarction as the first evidence of orbital involvement with mucormycosis
Author(s) -
Adel H. Alsuhaibani,
Ghazai Al-Thubaiti,
Fahad B. 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 , infarction , presentation (obstetrics) , 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.