Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1795-1802, December 2006

Fatal Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Zygomycosis Caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a Healthy Patient

  • Petr Schütz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Al-Adan Dental Center, Kuwait.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Schütz: PO Box 1126, 15462 Dasman, Kuwait
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  • Jamal H. Behbehani, MBBCH, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Head of Ophthalmology Department, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait.
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  • Zia U. Khan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
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  • Suhail Ahmad, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
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  • Mahmood A. Kazem, MBBCH, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Senior Registrar, Ophthalmology Department, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait.
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  • Rita Dhar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Laboratories, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait.
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  • Waddah Eskaf, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Registrar Pathologist, Department of Laboratories, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait.
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  • Hussein H. Hamed, BDS, HDD, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Registrar, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Al-Adan Dental Center, Kuwait.
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  • Larry L. Cunningham Jr, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program, Lexington, KY.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00582-9

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2006.05.010

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1795-1802, December 2006

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