Orbital Apex Syndrome Secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Orbital apex syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. A patient being followed in our clinic for herpes zoster ophthalmicus developed orbital apex syndrome in the second week of treatment.
Gamze Kocaoğlu +3 more
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Invasive Streptococcus viridans sphenoethmoiditis leading to an orbital apex syndrome
Purpose: Orbital apex syndrome due to spread of infectious sinusitis is a serious disease, often with an insidious presentation with few ophthalmic signs and symptoms. Failure to recognize and treat infectious orbital apex syndrome early portends a grave
Lance Bodily +3 more
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Metastatic neuroendocrine tumor with initial presentation of orbital apex syndrome [PDF]
The possible etiologies of orbital apex syndrome range from inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, iatrogenic/traumatic, to vascular processes. In patients without obvious infection or systemic cancer history, judicious use of corticosteroids is a ...
Yen-Yu Huang +3 more
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Orbital apex syndrome associated with herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Takuji Kurimoto1, Masahiro Tonari1, Norihiko Ishizaki1, Mitsuhiro Monta2, Saori Hirata2, Hidehiro Oku1, Jun Sugasawa1, Tsunehiko Ikeda11Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Shitennoji Hospital, Osaka ...
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Orbital apex syndrome: An unusual complication of invasive mucormycosis
Orbital apex syndrome is a rare manifestation of invasive mucormycosis. We report a case of orbital apex syndrome in a diabetic patient which not only posed a diagnostic challenge but also required a multidisciplinary approach in treatment and management.
W J Quah, M Gunavathy
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ObjectivesTraumatic orbital apex syndrome (TOAS) is an uncommon but severe ocular complication of craniomaxillofacial fracture. The optimal surgical strategy for TOAS has not been determined.
Jianfeng Liu +8 more
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Acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis related orbital infection secondary to odontogenic infection
A 64-year old male presented to our institution with painful ophthalmoplegia. The initial differential diagnosis included orbital apex disorders, such as orbital apex syndrome (OAS), cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST), and superior orbital fissure syndrome
Dennis Levy, Melvyn Yeoh
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Idiopathic orbital inflammation syndrome with retro-orbital involvement: a retrospective study of eight patients. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The aim of this retrospective study was to document the clinical findings and radiological features of idiopathic orbital inflammation syndrome with retro-orbital involvement.
Yumei Li +4 more
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Clinical outcome of orbital apex syndrome in COVID associated mucormycosis patients in a tertiary care hospital [PDF]
AIM: To share clinical pattern of presentation, the modalities of surgical intervention and the one month post-surgical outcome of rhino-orbito-mucormycosis (ROCM) cases.
Smiti Rani Srivastava +17 more
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Pseudo orbital apex disorders: Two case reports
Multiple cranial nerve palsies are clinical conundrums that can be solved by determining zones of the proximity of the affected nerves. The affliction of two or more contiguous neuroanatomic structures helps in the localization of the causative lesion ...
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