Early Differential Diagnosis of Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormycosis and Bacterial Orbital Cellulitis: Based on Computed Tomography Findings

Jun Hyuk Son; Hyung Bin Lim; Soo Hyun Lee; Jae Wook Yang; Sung Bok Lee

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160897

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Early Differential Diagnosis of Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormycosis and Bacterial Orbital Cellulitis: Based on Computed Tomography Findings

Jun Hyuk Son,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Hyung Bin Lim,

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Department of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Soo Hyun Lee,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Jae Wook Yang,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Sung Bok Lee

* E-mail: sblee@cnu.ac.kr

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Early Differential Diagnosis of Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormycosis and Bacterial Orbital Cellulitis: Based on Computed Tomography Findings

Jun Hyuk Son,
Hyung Bin Lim,
Soo Hyun Lee,
Jae Wook Yang,
Sung Bok Lee

Published: August 8, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160897

About the Authors

Jun Hyuk Son

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Hyung Bin Lim

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Department of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea

Soo Hyun Lee

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Jae Wook Yang

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea

Sung Bok Lee

* E-mail: sblee@cnu.ac.kr

Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JHS SBL JWY. Performed the experiments: JHS SBL JWY. Analyzed the data: HBL SHL SBL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JHS HBL SHL JWY SBL. Wrote the paper: JHS HBL SBL.

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