J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1990 Jun;31(6):807-811.
Orbital Cellularitis with Paranasal Mucormycosis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Mucormycosis is a fungal disease in which normal saphrophytic molds produce an acute and often rapidly fatal infection. Patients with orbital mucormycosis commonly present with abrupt visual loss, orbital pain and facial hypoaethesia. In our case, mucormycosis was confirmed by histopathological examination and it was mainly treated with daily intravenous amphotericin B for 42 days. As medical treatment was successful, no orbital exenteration has been necessitated.
