Unusual Orbital Mucormycosis Due to Pecking Injury: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Four Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients

Unusual Orbital Mucormycosis Due to Pecking Injury: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Four Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients Publisher Pubmed

Rajabi MB¹ ; Sadeghi R² ; Soltani Shahgoli S² ; Mohsenzadeh Kermani N² ; Mohsen Rafizadeh S² ; Aghajani AH² ; Asadi Amoli F³ ; Ashourizadeh H² ; Rajabi MT²

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1. Department of Ophthalmology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Pathology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Orbit (London) Published:2023

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Mucormycosis is a serious fungal infection caused by fungi in the order of Mucorales. Orbital mucormycosis occurs more frequently in rhino-orbital, sino-orbital, and rhino-orbito-cerebral forms of the disease, while isolated orbital mucormycosis is much less common. Herein, we present four cases of immunocompetent children who developed primary cutaneous mucormycosis, which subsequently invaded and progressed to orbital mucormycosis following direct traumatic injury caused by pecking from Acridotheres tristis (Common Myna). Given the low prevalence of orbital mucormycosis in healthy children, an unknown source of infection and delayed diagnosis followed by late therapeutic interventions could result in life-threatening conditions and serious sequelae. © 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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MLA	Rajabi MB, et al.. "Unusual Orbital Mucormycosis Due to Pecking Injury: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Four Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients." Orbit (London), vol. , no. , 2023, pp. -.
APA	Rajabi MB, Sadeghi R, Soltani Shahgoli S, Mohsenzadeh Kermani N, Mohsen Rafizadeh S, Aghajani AH, Asadi Amoli F, Ashourizadeh H, Rajabi MT (2023). Unusual Orbital Mucormycosis Due to Pecking Injury: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Four Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients. Orbit (London), (), -.
Chicago	Rajabi MB, Sadeghi R, Soltani Shahgoli S, Mohsenzadeh Kermani N, Mohsen Rafizadeh S, Aghajani AH, Asadi Amoli F, Ashourizadeh H, Rajabi MT. "Unusual Orbital Mucormycosis Due to Pecking Injury: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Four Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients." Orbit (London) , no. (2023): -.
Harvard	Rajabi MB et al. (2023) 'Unusual Orbital Mucormycosis Due to Pecking Injury: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Four Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients', Orbit (London), (), pp. -.
Vancouver	Rajabi MB, Sadeghi R, Soltani Shahgoli S, Mohsenzadeh Kermani N, Mohsen Rafizadeh S, Aghajani AH, et al.. Unusual Orbital Mucormycosis Due to Pecking Injury: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Four Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients. Orbit (London). 2023;():-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Rajabi MB and Sadeghi R and Soltani Shahgoli S and Mohsenzadeh Kermani N and Mohsen Rafizadeh S and Aghajani AH and Asadi Amoli F and Ashourizadeh H and Rajabi MT}, title = {Unusual Orbital Mucormycosis Due to Pecking Injury: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Four Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients}, journal = {Orbit (London)}, volume = {}, number = {}, pages = {-}, year = {2023} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Rajabi MB AU - Sadeghi R AU - Soltani Shahgoli S AU - Mohsenzadeh Kermani N AU - Mohsen Rafizadeh S AU - Aghajani AH AU - Asadi Amoli F AU - Ashourizadeh H AU - Rajabi MT TI - Unusual Orbital Mucormycosis Due to Pecking Injury: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Four Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients JO - Orbit (London) VL - IS - SP - EP - PY - 2023 ER -

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