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## Purpose: To describe clinical, ultrasonographic, radiological and histopathological features of orbital aspergillosis in immunocompetent patients. ## Methods: Medical records of immunocompetant individuals with orbital aspergillosis between november 1995 and november 2010 were reviewed. ## Results: Thirty-five cases (27 males, 8 females) were reviewed. mean age at presentation was 37.63 (8-73) years and mean duration of symptoms was 12.03 (0.5-84) months. proptosis (22.63%) and mass lesion (13.37%) were the commonest presenting complaints. presenting visual acuity was better than 6/9 in 21 (60%) and no perception of light in 3 (8%). ocular motility restriction was noted in 25 (71%). the commonest clinical differential diagnosis was non-specific orbital inflammatory disease (nsoid) (10.29%) followed by malignancy (7.20%). ct showed infiltrative lesions with bone destruction in 22 (63%), contiguous paranasal sinus involvement in 22 (63%) and intracranial extension in 10 (29%). diagnosis was by histopathology and microbiological evaluation. fungal cultures revealed aspergillus flavus in 30 (86%) and aspergillus fumigatus in 5 (14%). treatment included conservative medical managemen
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- Author
- Kruti H Mody; Mohammad Javed Ali; Geeta K Vemuganti; Suma Nalamada; Milind N Naik; Santosh G Honavar
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ (ISSN 0007-1161)
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)