Orbital apex syndrome due to aspergillosis: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 59, Issue 3 B, 2001, Pages 806-808

  Fernandes, Yvens B ^a,b   Ramina, Ricardo ^a   Borges, Guilherme ^a   Queiroz, Luciano S ^a   Maldaun, Marcos V C ^a   Maciel Jr , Jayme A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Brain abscess; Mycoses; Orbital apex syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORBIT DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME;

AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; ORBITAL DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0035459534     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2001000500029     Document Type: Article

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