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Radiological manifestation of optic nerve infarction in a patient with invasive mucormycosis secondary to diabetic ketoacidosis in Pakistan.

Shehroze TabassumAroma NaeemAfshan ShakirFaiza AfzalLaya Ohadi
Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)
A 35 years old male patient presented in the hospital with complaints of left-sided facial swelling, blindness in the left eye, and left eye proptosis. He had a concomitant history of diabetic ketoacidosis. Magnetic resonance imaging was advised, which revealed infected tissue of the left cheek, optic nerve infarction, intracranial extension, and leptomeningeal involvement by the disease process.
Keyphrases
  • optic nerve
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • optical coherence tomography
  • type diabetes
  • case report
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  • cerebrospinal fluid