Sudden blindness and total ophthalmoplegia in mucormycosis. A clinicopathological correlation.
A case of rhino-orbitocerebral mucormycosis is presented, illustrating the serious nature of this disease. Clinical features and their pathological correlations are demonstrated. The need for a high index of clinical suspicion, and an early biopsy of the affected area is emphasized so that the benefits of early diagnosis and therapy may be gained.
Downie
J A
JA
Department of Ophthalmology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Francis
I C
IC
Arnold
J J
JJ
Bott
L M
LM
Kos
S
S
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed