Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient: Case report and review of literature

Ismail Shatriah; Norazizah Mohd-Amin; Tengku Norina Tuan-Jaafar; Rajesh Kumar Khanna; Rohaizan Yunus; Manoharan Madhavan

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Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

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CASE REPORT

Year : 2012 | Volume : 19 | Issue : 2 | Page : 258-261

Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient: Case report and review of literature

Ismail Shatriah¹, Norazizah Mohd-Amin¹, Tengku Norina Tuan-Jaafar¹, Rajesh Kumar Khanna¹, Rohaizan Yunus², Manoharan Madhavan³
¹ Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
² Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
³ Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Correspondence Address:
Ismail Shatriah
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan
Malaysia

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.95269

Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is a fungal infection that can be fatal especially in immunocompromised patients. It is extremely rare in immunocompetent individuals. We describe here an immunocompetent patient who survived rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis due to Saksenaea vasiformis, and provide a literature review of this rare entity.

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