Neuro-ophthalmology of invasive fungal sinusitis: 14 consecutive patients and a review of the literature

Thurtell M. J., Chiu A. L. S., Goold L. A., AKDAL HALMAGYI G., Crompton J. L., Ahmed R., ...More

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.41, no.6, pp.567-576, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ceo.12055
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.567-576
  • Keywords: aspergillosis, cranial nerve palsy, invasive fungal sinusitis, mucormycosis, orbital apex syndrome, ORBITAL-CEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS, LIPOSOMAL AMPHOTERICIN-B, RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS, IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT, APEX SYNDROME, ASPERGILLOSIS, MANAGEMENT, SURVIVAL, INFECTION, DIAGNOSIS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundInvasive fungal sinusitis is a rare condition that usually occurs in immunocompromised patients and often presents as an orbital apex syndrome. It is frequently misdiagnosed on presentation and is almost always lethal without early treatment.