A case of orbital apex syndrome caused by localized invasive aspergillosis successfully treated with voriconazole

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 207-210

  Kuga, Atsushi ^a   Oishi, Kenichi ^a   Ishida, Haruhiko ^a   Kanda, Fumio ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Orbital apex syndrome; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT APEX SYNDROME; ORBIT INFECTION; SPECIES INVASION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL DISEASES; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 34250904223     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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