Ataman KÖSE, Barış TEN, Seyran Bozkurt BABUŞ, Başak HARI, Sevcan TENEKECİ

Acil Serviste Nadir Olgu; Görme Kaybına Neden Olan Mukormikozis

Amaç: Yüksek mortalite ve sakatlık oranları ile ilişkili rinoorbital mukormikozis olgusunun sunulması amaçlandı.Olgu: Diyabet öyküsü olan 46 yaşında erkek hasta göz kapağında düşme ve görme kaybı şikayeti ile acil servisimize başvurdu. Damakta nekrotik lezyonu olan hasta rinoorbitaserebral mukormikoz tanısı ile hastaneye yatırıldı.Sonuç: Diyabet öyküsü olan, periorbital selülit, görme kaybı veya nörolojik bulgularla acil servise başvuranhastalarda mukor mikozis akılda tutulmalı ve orofarinks iyice muayene edilmelidir.

Rare Case in Emergency Department; Mucormycosis Causes Vision Loss

Aim: We aimed to present a case of rhinoorbital mucormycosis associated with high mortality and disability rates.Case: A 46-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes was admitted to our emergency department with complaints of drooping of the eyelid and loss of vision. The patient with a necrotic lesion on the palate was hospitalized with the diagnosis of rhinoorbitacerebral mucormycosis.Conclusion: In patients with a history of diabetes, periorbital cellulitis, loss of vision or neurological findings, mucor mokcosis should be kept in mind and the oropharynx should be examined thoroughly.

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