Aspergillus ethmoiditis associated with orbital abscess

摘要

The authors report a case of Aspergillus ethmoiditis associated with an orbital abscess, diagnosed in an immunocompetent 6-year-old child, this is a rare infection and diagnosis is difficult, cause of a delayed treatment and frightening prognosis. Mycoses have emerged as important infections in clinical practice; this phenomenon is explained by the evergrowing number of immunpcompromised patients and the increasing number of people traveling in areas where fungal diseases are endemic. Surgery with mycological and anatomopathologic examination can suggest a fungal infection confirmed by culture and contribute to institute adequate treatment.