A rare presentation of invasive rhino-orbital mucormycosis in an immunocompetent young girl: a case report.
A 18 year young, healthy, immunocompetent girl presented with proptosis of left eye, referred to eye OPD, suspected clinico-radiologically as malignancy. This presentation with suspicion of malignancy resulted into extensive surgical debridement with removal of left eye, which was diagnosed as mucormycosis on histopathological examination. Her eye could have been saved if the mucormycosis was highly suspected initially, because of the good general health and immunocompetency led to misdirected thought.
Bhadani
Punam Prasad
PP
Department of Pathology, UFHT Medical College, Haldwani, Uttaranchal.
Bhadani
Umesh Kumar
UK
Thapliyal
Naveen
N
Sen
Rajeev
R
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D025301:Hyphae / Q000166:cytology; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed