Orbitocerebral Mucormycosis in a Patient With Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Nov/Dec;34(6):e197-e201. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001243.

Abstract

A 61-year-old man with well-controlled diabetes mellitus type 2, cirrhosis from hepatitis C, alcohol abuse, and portal hypertension presented with painful vision loss and left orbital swelling. Imaging showed diffuse orbital, perineural, and pachymeningeal inflammation. He was initially diagnosed with neurosarcoidosis. However, cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed central nervous system lymphoma, and lacrimal gland biopsy showed fungal organisms consistent with mucormycosis. The authors describe a case of Mucorales infection lacking sinonasal involvement and discuss the differential diagnosis and management of patients presenting with orbital and central nervous system inflammation from this uncommon fungal infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / complications
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / complications
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / diagnosis*
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / microbiology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma / complications
  • Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucorales / isolation & purification
  • Mucormycosis / complications
  • Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
  • Mucormycosis / microbiology
  • Nose Diseases / complications
  • Nose Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Nose Diseases / microbiology
  • Orbital Diseases / complications
  • Orbital Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Orbital Diseases / microbiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed