Fungal orbital infections in a tertiary eye center in Egypt
Mohamed A Eldesouky
Tanta University, Egypt
: Med Microbiol Rep
Abstract
Fungal infections of the orbit, although not as common as bacterial etiologies, still remain important causes of orbital inflammations and proptosis. The past decade has seen a resurgence of a variety of fungal agents involving orbits due to rising trends of HIV infections and other immunosuppressive comorbidities like diabetes; however the incidence may vary based on regional epidemiology. The modalities of orbital invasion can be contiguous from sinuses or oropharynx or through direct deposition from foreign bodies. Till now fungal orbital infections still deserve very poor prognosis. The present study would discuss the various microbial factors, specific symptomatology, clinical signs, investigative modalities, management, complications, and outcomes of fungal infections of the orbit.
Biography
Mohamed A. Eldesouky has completed his PhD at the age of 36 years from Tanta University and Postdoctoral Studies from School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis. He is the Director of oculoplasty, and ocular pathology service in Tanta University Eye Hospital. He has published more than 25 papers in reputed journals.
E-mail: ashrafdesouky@yahoo.com
