title: [Aspergillus ethmoiditis associated with orbital abscess].
abstract: The authors report a case of Aspergillus ethmoiditis associated with an orbital abscess, diagnosed in an immunocompetent 6-year-old child, this is a rare infection and diagnosis is difficult, cause of a delayed treatment and frightening prognosis. Mycoses have emerged as important infections in clinical practice; this phenomenon is explained by the ever-growing number of immunocompromised patients and the increasing number of people traveling in areas where fungal diseases are endemic. Surgery with mycological and anatomopathologic examination can suggest a fungal infection confirmed by culture and contribute to institute adequate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de parasitologie-mycologie, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc. nahalamia@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Naha
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elakhiri
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hemmaoui
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tagajdid
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nadour
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lmimouni
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy