Rhinocerebral mucormycosis.
Two cases of rhinocerebral mucormycosis are reported to draw attention to this fulminating fungal disease. Both patients had diabetes, and presented with a rapidly progressive orbital apex syndrome.
D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000150:complications; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology*