Identifier |
20160228_nanos_posters_090 |
Title |
Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis in an HIV/AIDS Patient Presenting as Isolated Unilateral Sixth Nerve Palsy: Case Report and Literature Review (.pdf) |
Creator |
Yu Zhao; Maike Blaya; Adriana Rosero |
Affiliation |
(YZ) Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA |
Subject |
Abducen; Mucor; HIV |
Description |
Mucorales causes a rare but serious and potentially life-threatening fungal infection. Mucorales is invasive and angiotrophic. It causes significant vascular changes including thrombus, arteritis and aneurysm. It occurs primarily in immunocompromised individuals with compromised neutrophil function. The occurrence in HIV/AIDS patients is rare since T cell is not the main defensive mechanism and neutrophil function is relatively preserved with those patients. In this report, we have a case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis that presented as isolated sixth nerve palsy without Horner's syndrome due to intracavernous internal carotid artery (ICA) mycotic aneurysm in an HIV/AIDS patient. The case is unique due to the clinical presentation, location of the Pathology and the uncommon risk factor. |
Date |
2016-02-28 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2016 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2016: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2016. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6h44zck |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
185180 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h44zck |