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A mucormycosis case presented with orbital apex syndrome and hemiplegia in a renal transplant patient

Solid organ transplantation is a risk factor for mucormycosis. Mucormycosis is a necrotizing opportunistic fungal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We report a fatal mucormycosis case with rhino-orbital-cerebral involvement in a renal transplant patient, which presented with orbital apex...

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Published in:International urology and nephrology 2013-12, Vol.45 (6), p.1815-1819
Main Authors: Turan, Mehmet Nuri, Tatar, Erhan, Yaprak, Mustafa, Arda, Bilgin, Kitiş, Ömer, Metin, Dilek Yeşim, Hoşcoşkun, Cüneyt, Töz, Hüseyin
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Summary:Solid organ transplantation is a risk factor for mucormycosis. Mucormycosis is a necrotizing opportunistic fungal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We report a fatal mucormycosis case with rhino-orbital-cerebral involvement in a renal transplant patient, which presented with orbital apex syndrome and hemiplegia.
ISSN:0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1007/s11255-012-0295-9