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Orbital apex syndrome secondary to mucormycosis in immuno­compromised patients is well described; however, few reports exist of a paranasal sinus mycetoma resulting in this presentation in the immuno­competent patient. The case is reported of a 92‐year‐old man who developed orbital apex syndrome sec...

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Published inClinical & experimental ophthalmology Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 545 - 547
Main Authors Thiagalingam, Sureka, Fernando, Glen T, Tan, Kimberley, O'Donnell, Brett A, Weeks, Kerry, Branley, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Pty 01.10.2004
Subjects
mycoses
orbital apex syndrome
paranasal sinus diseases
Pseudallescheria boydii
Scedosporium apiospermum
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Summary:Orbital apex syndrome secondary to mucormycosis in immuno­compromised patients is well described; however, few reports exist of a paranasal sinus mycetoma resulting in this presentation in the immuno­competent patient. The case is reported of a 92‐year‐old man who developed orbital apex syndrome secondary to a sphen­oidal sinus mycetoma of Pseudallescheria boydii.
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ISSN:1442-6404
1442-9071
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00877.x