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Case Reports
. 2016 Nov 2:16:ic42.
eCollection 2016.

Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis and Orbital Exenteration

Matthew P Fahrenkopf  1 , Joshua J Nelson  1 , Mitchell Eichhorn  1 , Julie Conway  2 , Adam Hassan  3
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Case Reports

Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis and Orbital Exenteration

Matthew P Fahrenkopf et al. Eplasty. .
No abstract available

Keywords: diabetes; exenteration; fungus; mucormycosis; orbit.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Admission T1-weighted magnetic resonance image; mucormycosis invasion along the left inferior turbinate and left maxillary sinus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Orbital magnetic resonance image demonstrating left medial rectus involvement: (a) axial T1 SE; (b) coronal T2.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Orbital exenteration.
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