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Orbital Cellulitis: Invasive Fungal

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Invasive fungal infections of the orbit are of two types: acute fulminant and chronic invasive. Orbital fungal infections have intracranial extensions in immunocompromised patients, and are rare and difficult to diagnose; they pose challenges in the management, and are often fatal. They arise from two types of fungal infections, zygomycosis and aspergillosis. Given their poor prognoses, early detection becomes one of the key strategies to the management.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Shantha Amrith, Stephanie Ming Young & Gangadhara Sundar

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Shantha Amrith, Stephanie Ming Young & Gangadhara Sundar

  3. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Eric Ting

  4. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Eric Ting

  5. Advanced Medicine Imaging, Singapore, Singapore

    Eric Ting

  6. Department of Pathology, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Bingcheng Wu & Min En Nga

  7. Department of Pathology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Min En Nga

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Amrith, S., Young, S.M., Ting, E., Wu, B., Nga, M.E., Sundar, G. (2019). Orbital Cellulitis: Invasive Fungal. In: Amrith, S., Sundar, G., Young, S. (eds) Ocular Adnexal Lesions. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3798-7_8

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