Orbital apex syndrome due to aspergillosis: case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Yvens B. Fernandes²  Ricardo Ramina²  Guilherme Borges²  Luciano S. Queiroz¹  Marcos V.c. Maldaun²  Jayme A. Maciel Jr.¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Campinas Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Departamento Neurologia

关键词: aspergillosis;    orbital apex syndrome;    mycoses;    brain abscess;    aspergilose;    síndrome do ápex da órbita;    micose;    abscesso cerebral;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2001000500029

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We report the case of a 73-year-old female who presented facial numbness and pain in the first division of the trigeminal nerve, ptosis, diplopia and visual loss on the right side for the previous four months. The neurological, radiological and histological examination demonstrated a rare case of invasive fungal aspergillosis of the central nervous system, causing orbital apex syndrome, later transformed in temporal brain abscess. She died ten months later due to respiratory and renal failure in spite of specific antimycotic therapy.

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