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A case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a child, evaluated by serial computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is presented, demonstrating the severity and rapidity with which the infection extends from the paranasal sinuses to the orbits and ultimately to the brain.
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Garces, P., Mueller, D. & Trevenen, C. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a child with leukemia: CT and MRI findings. Pediatr Radiol 24, 50–51 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017662
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017662