Orbital Cellularitis with Paranasal Mucormycosis.
- Author:
Hwan Gyoo KIM
1
;
Sung Kun CHUNG
;
Sang Moon CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Amphotericin B;
Mucormycosis
- MeSH:
Amphotericin B;
Fungi;
Humans;
Mucormycosis*;
Orbit*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1990;31(6):807-811
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
