We discuss the reconstruction of an orbit destroyed by an invasive fungal infection. Sino-nasal mucormycosis is usually associated with a poor prognosis, and occurs almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients. Serial imaging leading to repeated radical debridement, along with intravenous amphotericin, helped the patient to recover from this serious disease. A well-vascularised galeal frontalis-pericranial flap from the mid-forehead region was used to reconstruct the orbital defect.
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