Background. Zygomycosis is an increasingly emerging life-threatening infection. There is no
single comprehensive literature review that describes the epidemiology and outcome of this …

Mucormycosis is a life-threatening fungal infection that occurs in immunocompromised
patients. These infections are becoming increasingly common, yet survival remains very …

Mucormycosis is a highly aggressive fungal infection affecting diabetic, immuno-
compromised, and, occasionally, healthy patients. This infection is associated with …

Fungi may infect the cornea, orbit and other ocular structures. Species of Fusarium,
Aspergillus, Candida, dematiaceous fungi, and Scedosporium predominate. Diagnosis is …

The unique structure of the human eye as well as exposure of the eye directly to the
environment renders it vulnerable to a number of uncommon infectious diseases caused by …

BACKGROUND: Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is a devastating infection of
immunocompromised hosts. We present our experience with 19 ROCM cases and attempt to …

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an invasive, opportunistic fungal infection usually seen in
immunocompromised patients, and particularly in the setting of diabetes or immune …

Zygomycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that is increasingly reported in
hematological patients. We describe 2 cases of successfully treated rhino-cerebral …

Within a 10-y period, fatal strokes occurred during parenteral administration of amphotericin
B and surgical debridement of paranasal sinuses in 6 pathologically verified cases of rhino …

Background: The authors define orbital infarction as ischemia of all intraorbital and
intraocular structures. It is a rare disorder due to the rich anastomotic vascularization of the …