VOLUME 24 , ISSUE 11 ( November, 2020 ) > List of Articles
Vijetha Nagendra, Keta Deepak Thakkar, Ajay Hrishi, Unnikrishnan Prathapadas
Citation Information : Nagendra V, Thakkar KD, Hrishi A, Prathapadas U. A Rare Case of Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis Presenting as Garcin Syndrome and Acute Ischemic Stroke. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020; 24 (11):1137-1138.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23643
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 17-02-2021
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2020; The Author(s).
Background: Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection affecting immunocompromised patients, with the rhinocerebral variant as the most common presentation.1 Garcin syndrome is the progressive involvement of the cranial nerves resulting in total unilateral paralysis of cranial nerves, absence of sensory or motor deficits, and not associated with features of raised intracranial pressure.2 We report a case of invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis presenting as Garcin syndrome and acute ischemic stroke.
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