J D Langford1, D L McCartney, R C Wang. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-9193, USA. JDKMKL@access.mountain.net
Abstract
PURPOSE: To present a new method of surgical treatment for rhino-orbital mucormycosis. METHOD: We treated a patient with extensive surgical debridement of mucormycosis with intraoperative frozen section guidance. The patient did not require exenteration. RESULT: Our patient survived with normal vision and no diplopia. CONCLUSIONS: Frozen section-guided surgical debridement in rhino-orbital mucormycosis may provide an alternative to traditional radical surgical excision. In selected cases, this new method of treatment may cause less morbidity than do traditional treatments.
PURPOSE: To present a new method of surgical treatment for rhino-orbital mucormycosis. METHOD: We treated a patient with extensive surgical debridement of mucormycosis with intraoperative frozen section guidance. The patient did not require exenteration. RESULT: Our patient survived with normal vision and no diplopia. CONCLUSIONS: Frozen section-guided surgical debridement in rhino-orbital mucormycosis may provide an alternative to traditional radical surgical excision. In selected cases, this new method of treatment may cause less morbidity than do traditional treatments.