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Craniofacial mucormycosis following assault: An unusual presentation of an unusual disease

✍ Scribed by Melsom, Sm ;Khangure, Ms

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
72 KB
Volume
44
Category
Article
ISSN
0004-8461

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SUMMARY

A case of craniofacial mucormycosis following assault is discussed. A female diabetic developed peri‐orbital cellulitis adjacent to a scalp wound which progressed to a necrotizing fasciitis. This did not respond to treatment. Subsequently the patient developed a hemiparesis, with CT imaging showing peri‐orbital and paranasal sinus inflammatory changes, evidence of cavernous sinus invasion and development of a middle cerebral artery territory infarction. The patient died shortly afterwards. The imaging findings and their relationship to the pathological spread of mucor infection are discussed.

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