title: Orbital Mucormycosis Following Periorbital Cutaneous Infection.
abstract: Mucormycosis is an aggressive fungal infection characterized by rapidly progressive angioinvasion and tissue necrosis. When present in the orbit, mucormycosis can quickly lead to permanent visual loss and potentially fatal cerebral extension. Orbital involvement is almost universally preceded by infection of the paranasal sinuses. Secondary infection of the orbit via direct extension of neighboring cutaneous mucormycosis has not been previously described. The authors present a case of cutaneous mucormycosis with orbital extension in a poorly controlled diabetic patient.
authors: *Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California; and †Department of Pathology, The Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
authors: Harinder S
authors: HS
authors: Chahal
authors: Narine
authors: N
authors: Abgaryan
authors: Renuka
authors: R
authors: Lakshminarayanan
authors: A Tyrone
authors: AT
authors: Glover
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents