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Orbital Aspergillosis, a great masquerader: a series of three unusual cases and a review of the literature.

Sahil AgrawalSujeeth ModaboyinaDeepsekhar DasSeema SenMandeep Singh BajajSaloni Gupta
Published in: Tropical doctor (2022)
Fungal infections of the orbit are infrequent. They typically affect immunocompromised individuals but, in some instances, can also affect an immunocompetent person. They mimic much orbital pathology clinically. Ours is a series of three patients eventually diagnosed with orbital aspergillosis but who, initially, were thought to have some other pathology.
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