A mucormycosis case presented with orbital apex syndrome and hemiplegia in a renal transplant patient

作者：Turan Mehmet Nuri^*; Tatar Erhan; Yaprak Mustafa; Arda Bilgin; Kitis Omer; Metin Dilek Yesim; Hoscoskun Cuneyt; Toz Huseyin

来源：International Urology and Nephrology, 2013, 45(6): 1815-1819.

DOI：10.1007/s11255-012-0295-9

• Mucormycosis
• Orbital apex syndrome
• Hemiplegia
• Renal transplantation

Solid organ transplantation is a risk factor for mucormycosis. Mucormycosis is a necrotizing opportunistic fungal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We report a fatal mucormycosis case with rhino-orbital-cerebral involvement in a renal transplant patient, which presented with orbital apex syndrome and hemiplegia.

• 出版日期2013-12