Orbital and cranial nerve presentations and sequelae are hallmarks of invasive fungal sinusitis caused by Mucor in contrast to Aspergillus

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-158

  Ingley, Avani P ^a   Parikh, Shatul L ^a   DelGaudio, John M ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Complications; Cranial nerve palsy; Immunosuppression; Invasive fungal sinusitis; Morbidity; Mucor; Orbit; Paranasal sinuses; Sequelae

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MORBIDITY; MUCOR; ORBIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CRANIAL NERVES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORBIT; ORBITAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS;

EID: 42449109130     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2008.22.3141     Document Type: Article

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