2011
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-011-0240-8
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Invasive Rhino-Orbital Aspergillosis

Abstract: Invasive aspergillosis usually affects immune-compromised patients and is common in diabetics. Proptosis, visual loss and ophthalmoplegia due to intra-orbital extension are common presentations. Three out of five patients in our series were immune-compromised. All the patients had visual loss and three patients presented with unilateral blindness. Three patients were treated by surgical debridement followed by Amphotericin B therapy. Two patients who had intra-cranial extension of the disease died during the t… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
4
1

Citation Types

1
17
0
3

Year Published

2013
2013
2023
2023

Publication Types

Select...
6
1

Relationship

0
7

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 12 publications
(21 citation statements)
references
References 11 publications
(14 reference statements)
1
17
0
3
Order By: Relevance
“…If the orbit becomes involved, additional symptoms may include blurred vision, gradual loss of vision, chemosis and proptosis. The infection can also extend locally into the vasculature and the brain, leading to cavernous sinus thrombosis and a variety of central nervous system manifestations ( 7 ). Intracranial and intraorbital extension decrease the survival rate and increase surgical morbidity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…If the orbit becomes involved, additional symptoms may include blurred vision, gradual loss of vision, chemosis and proptosis. The infection can also extend locally into the vasculature and the brain, leading to cavernous sinus thrombosis and a variety of central nervous system manifestations ( 7 ). Intracranial and intraorbital extension decrease the survival rate and increase surgical morbidity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From the paranasal sinuses, Aspergillus infection may spread locally into the vasculature and the brain, leading to cavernous sinus thrombosis and a variety of central nervous system manifestations and to other locations, for example, the orbit [36]. In these cases, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biopsy of any lesion located in the sinuses or the nasal cavity in high-risk patients is mandatory [19].…”
Section: Aspergillosis Of the Nose And Paranasal Sinusesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bei invasiver Aspergillose mit extensiver orbitaler Ausbreitung wird von einigen Autoren eine operative Sanierung bis hin zur Exenteratio orbitae beschrieben [7]. Aber auch ein radikales chirurgisches Vorgehen in Kombination mit antifungaler Therapie führt nicht immer zur komplikationslosen Ausheilung [1,6].…”
Section: Diskussionunclassified
“…Trotz der bestehenden Verdachtsdiagnose einer invasiven Aspergillose wurde aufgrund der bekannten Nebenwirkungen der antimykotischen Medikamente bei immunsupprimiertem Patienten erst nach histologischer Bestätigung mit der systemischen antimykotischen Therapie begonnen. Dieses Vorgehen wird auch mehrfach in der Literatur beschrieben [1,6].…”
Section: Diskussionunclassified
See 1 more Smart Citation