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Fungal Cerebral Embolic Infarction by Rhino-Orbitocranial Aspergillosis

JOURNAL TITLE: Clinical Rhinology

Author

1. Vipin Arora
2. Anil Dash

ISSN

0974-4630

DOI

10.5005/jp-journals-10013-1041

Volume

Issue

Publishing Year

2010

Pages

Author Affiliations

Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

Article keywords

Invasive aspergillosis, intracranial aspergillosis, cavernous sinus thrombosis

Abstract

Abstract

Aspergillosis of paranasal sinuses is a rare infection with invasion of surrounding soft tissues, orbit and anterior cranial base. Eighteen years old immunocompetent man presented with gross facial swelling, proptosis and unilateral blindness. Histopathology was reported as invasive aspergillosis. The patient was given systemic antifungal therapy in the form of liposomal amphotericin B. He died of cerebral infarction by fungal embolism. Aspergillus fumigatus was the causative organism.