| Identifier |
20230312_nanos_posters_187 |
| Title |
A Case of Mucormycosis Mimicking Giant Cell Arteritis |
| Creator |
Pamela Davila; Rui Tang; Noor Laylani; Andrew Lee |
| Affiliation |
(PD) (NL) Houston Methodist Hospital; (RT) Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX; (AL) Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Texas A&M College of Medicine, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa |
| Subject |
Neuro-ophth & Infectious Disease (eg, AIDS, Prion); Optic Neuritis; Orbit/Ocular Pathology |
| Description |
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare mycotic opportunistic infection with high mortality that mainly occurs in diabetic patients. It involves the paranasal sinuses and can extend into the orbits and brain. However, perineural spread of fungus is an unusual presentation. We report a case of optic perineuritis due to mucormycosis in a patient with initial suspicion of giant cell arteritis (GCA). |
| Date |
2023-03-14 |
| References |
Bhatt H, Zilani G, Hayhurst C. Orbitocerebral mucormycosis and intracranial haemorrhage: a role for caution with steroids in suspected giant cell arteritis. BMJ Case Rep. 2018;2018:bcr2017224086. Published 2018 Jul 15. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-224086 Chi M, Kim HJ, Basham R, Yoon MK, Vagefi R, Kersten RC. Temporal Artery Calciphylaxis Presenting as Temporal Arteritis in a Case of Rhinoorbitocerebral Mucormycosis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015;31(5):e132-e135. doi:10.1097/IOP.0000000000000181 Damak, C., Frikha, F., Chebbi, D., Snoussi, M., Salah, R. B., Marzouk, S., & Bahloul, Z. Fatal rhinocerebral mucormycosis mimicking giant cell arteritis (Horton's disease) in a diabetic patient. Authorea Preprints, 2002 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2023 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2023: Poster Session I: Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders of Neurologic and Systemic Diseases |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2023. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6mrwdmk |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
2335393 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mrwdmk |
