Orbital cellulitis secondary to a fungal sinusitis caused by Scopulariopsis: The first case in Tunisia.

Authors :: Kammoun S
Rekik M
Trabelsi H
Neji S
Feki J
Ayadi A
Source :: Journal de mycologie medicale [J Mycol Med] 2018 Jun; Vol. 28 (2), pp. 384-386. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Apr 27.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: We report a case of invasive fungal sinusitis caused by Scopulariopsis in 57 year-old man who had recurrence of orbital cellulitis. CT-scan and magnetic resonance imaging found an orbital cellulitis associated to a left frontal sinusitis with bone erosion and calcification. Patient was treated by surgical debridement and voriconazole. Culture of excised tissue was positive for Scopulariopsis.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Debridement
Humans
Invasive Fungal Infections therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Orbital Cellulitis microbiology
Orbital Cellulitis therapy
Scopulariopsis
Sinusitis microbiology
Sinusitis therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tunisia
Voriconazole therapeutic use
Invasive Fungal Infections diagnostic imaging
Orbital Cellulitis diagnostic imaging
Sinusitis diagnostic imaging

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