Orbital apex syndrome with frontal abscess secondary to sinusitis due to Candida guilliermondii

Abd Bari, Muhd. Syafi and Ab Kahar, Mas Edi and Nordin, Hudzaifah and Salim, Rosdan and Idris, Zamzuri and Wan Hitam, Wan Hazabbah and Ismail, Shatriah (2021) Orbital apex syndrome with frontal abscess secondary to sinusitis due to Candida guilliermondii. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 3 (2). pp. 133-138. ISSN 2665-9557 E-ISSN 2665-9565

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Abstract

Candida guilliermondii is an opportunistic pathogen that rarely causes invasive candidiasis even in immunocompromised humans. We report a case presenta-tion of invasive C. guilliermondii rhinosinusitis causing an orbital and intracranial extension (frontal lobe abscess). An aggressive multidisciplinary team management is a key approach in invasive fungal sinusitis and avoided mortality in this case. When orbital apex syndrome secondary to sinusitis is encountered in an immuno-compromised patient, the treating physician should consider fungal infection as a causative agent.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Subjects:	R Medicine > RE Ophthalmology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Ophthalmology
Depositing User:	DR MUHD SYAFI ABD BARI
Date Deposited:	12 Jul 2024 11:04
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2024 11:04
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/113137

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