Skull base osteomyelitis: A case report of Garcin syndrome due to mucormycosis in COVID pandemic

Skull base osteomyelitis: A case report of Garcin syndrome due to mucormycosis in COVID pandemic

Garcin syndrome is characterized by progressive unilateral multiple cranial nerve palsy without the presence of intracranial hypertension. In this case, we present a patient who experienced lower cranial nerve (CN 9–12) involvement attributed to post-mucormycosis osteomyelitis of the skull base. The...

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Main Authors: Azin Tabari, Fatemeh Farrokh, Mehdi Zeinalizadeh, Sevil Nasirmohtaram, Amir Tabari, Mohammadreza Salehi, Farzad Pakdel, Faeze Salahshour, Hana Saffar, Fatemeh Mirashrafi, Seyed Mousa Sadrehosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Mucormycosis
Garcin syndrome
Cranial nerve palsy
Cranial nerves
Osteomyelitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250923001518

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