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Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis is known for its sudden affliction of the nose, paranasal sinuses and the brain. Though the sinuses are commonly involved, the clinical manifestations are often overlooked because of their vagueness. The mycotic infection affects all the paranasal sinuses with minimal involvement of the frontal sinuses. Orbital extension is very common from the ethmoidal sinuses.
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Bhide, A., Wadia, R., Sunderjee, S. et al. Orbital and paranasal sinusal involvements by Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis. IJO & HNS 48, 14–18 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048019
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