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- Title
Orbital tuberculosis with coexisting fungal (Aspergillus flavus) infection.
- Authors
Reddy, Sunkara Srikanth; Penmmaiah, Devi Chendira; Rajesh, Alugolu; Patil, Madhusudan
- Abstract
Background: A coexisting invasive fungal and tubercular involvement of the skull base is a rare event. Co-infection has been reported with involvement of paranasal sinuses and middle ear cleft. Case Description: We herein report a case of an elderly male diabetic patient who presented with gradually progressive visual loss, which on imaging showed an orbital lesion. Surgical decompression and microbiological evaluation showed growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Aspergillus flavus. Conclusion: Rare combinations of such infections do exist and should be treated aggressively to achieve good outcomes in a losing battle with fastidious organisms in the backdrop of compromised immunity.
- Subjects
SKULL base; MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis; ASPERGILLUS flavus; IMMUNITY; PARANASAL sinuses
- Publication
Surgical Neurology International, 2014, Vol 5, Issue 1, p136
- ISSN
2229-5097
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/2152-7806.128183