Post-traumatic fatal Nattrassia mangiferae orbital infection.
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.
Sadeghi Tari
Ali
A
Eye Research Center, Farabi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mardani
Masoud
M
Rahnavardi
Mohammad
M
Asadi Amoli
Fahimeh
F
Abedinifar
Zohreh
Z
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*