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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021)

Dey 2021

Facial Nerve Palsy with Total Ophthalmoplegia; a Novel Presentation of Fungal Invasion

  • Zainab Mehdi
  • Nidhi Bhardwaj
  • Jyoti Aggarwal
  • Narinder Kaur
  • Brijdeep Singh

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021), 1 Dey 2021 , Page e54
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v9i1.1305 Published: 2021-07-28

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Abstract

Mucormycosis is an expeditious invasion of a fungus of angioinvasive nature, predominant in immunocompromised individuals, often leading to organ malfunction and loss. Facial nerve involvement and total ophthalmoplegia are its rare presentations. Early detection and treatment can alter natural disease course and prevent potential catastrophic outcomes in diabetic patients. Facial nerve palsy is mostly attributed to peripheral neuropathy in patients with advanced diabetes mellitus. It rarely raises alarm about an invasive fungal infection. Here, we report the case of a 38-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who presented to us with left lower motor neuron type facial palsy and left-sided total ophthalmoplegia due to invasive rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM). Despite aggressive measures, including antifungal therapy and repeated endoscopic debridement, he subsequently developed central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) and underwent left eye exenteration.

Keywords:
  • Mucormycosis
  • diabetes mellitus
  • facial paralysis
  • retinal artery occlusion
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Mehdi Z, Bhardwaj N, Aggarwal J, Kaur N, Singh B. Facial Nerve Palsy with Total Ophthalmoplegia; a Novel Presentation of Fungal Invasion. Arch Acad Emerg Med [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 28 [cited 2025 May 20];9(1):e54. Available from: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/1305
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