2.1 Study design and patients.
This is a retrospective analysis,
including 8 cases of ”acute invasive
fungal sinusitis with cranio-facial-orbit involved” who admitted to our
hospital from Feb.2016 to Oct.2022. There were 4 males and 4 females,
with an average age of 59.8±13.1
years. The lesions originated from nasosinus, with a rapid spread to
orbit, skull base, face and/or palate. A definitive diagnosis based on
histopathological examination (6 cases), or microbiological
detection (1 case), or gross sign
of mucor growth (1 case).