Mucormycosis Involving the Central Nervous System with Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report

Mucormycosis is the common name for diseases caused by fungi of the genera Rhizopus, Mucor, and Absidia of the family Mucora- les: Mucoraceae, which affect many systems. Rhino-orbitocerebral infection is the most common form. In mucormycosis the nose and sinuses are the initial regions of infectio...

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Main Authors:	Yakup Türkel, Murat Terzi, Tuba Yazıcı, Nilgün Cengiz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Galenos Yayinevi 2009-06-01
Series:	Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
Subjects:	Ophthalmoplegia mucormycosis central nervous system
Online Access:	http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-62687

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spelling	doaj-545e841c270c476697337f0f17d1cf042021-09-02T15:19:41ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Nöroloji Dergisi1301-062X1309-25452009-06-011528993Mucormycosis Involving the Central Nervous System with Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: A Case ReportYakup Türkel0Murat Terzi1Tuba Yazıcı2Nilgün Cengiz3Department Of Neurology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Neurology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Neurology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, TurkeyDepartment Of Neurology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, TurkeyMucormycosis is the common name for diseases caused by fungi of the genera Rhizopus, Mucor, and Absidia of the family Mucora- les: Mucoraceae, which affect many systems. Rhino-orbitocerebral infection is the most common form. In mucormycosis the nose and sinuses are the initial regions of infection. Orbital pain, sudden loss of vision, chemosis, periorbital cellulitis, ophthalmoplegia, and proptosis can be seen. We report the clinical and radiological findings of a mucormycosis case that presented with ophthalmop- legia and central nervous system involvementhttp://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-62687Ophthalmoplegiamucormycosiscentral nervous system
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spellingShingle	Yakup Türkel Murat Terzi Tuba Yazıcı Nilgün Cengiz Mucormycosis Involving the Central Nervous System with Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report Türk Nöroloji Dergisi Ophthalmoplegia mucormycosis central nervous system
author_facet	Yakup Türkel Murat Terzi Tuba Yazıcı Nilgün Cengiz
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title	Mucormycosis Involving the Central Nervous System with Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report
title_short	Mucormycosis Involving the Central Nervous System with Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report
title_full	Mucormycosis Involving the Central Nervous System with Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report
title_fullStr	Mucormycosis Involving the Central Nervous System with Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed	Mucormycosis Involving the Central Nervous System with Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report
title_sort	mucormycosis involving the central nervous system with bilateral ophthalmoplegia: a case report
publisher	Galenos Yayinevi
series	Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
issn	1301-062X 1309-2545
publishDate	2009-06-01
description	Mucormycosis is the common name for diseases caused by fungi of the genera Rhizopus, Mucor, and Absidia of the family Mucora- les: Mucoraceae, which affect many systems. Rhino-orbitocerebral infection is the most common form. In mucormycosis the nose and sinuses are the initial regions of infection. Orbital pain, sudden loss of vision, chemosis, periorbital cellulitis, ophthalmoplegia, and proptosis can be seen. We report the clinical and radiological findings of a mucormycosis case that presented with ophthalmop- legia and central nervous system involvement
topic	Ophthalmoplegia mucormycosis central nervous system
url	http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-62687
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Mucormycosis Involving the Central Nervous System with Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Report

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