title: Post-traumatic fatal Nattrassia mangiferae orbital infection.
abstract: Nattrassia mangiferae orbital infection is a very rare disease that is usually curable. We report the first case of a fatal N. mangiferae orbital infection following a thorn penetration injury in a patient who also had diabetes mellitus, heart failure, and cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Eye Research Center, Farabi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeghi Tari
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mardani
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahnavardi
authors.forename: Fahimeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Asadi Amoli
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abedinifar
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*