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Picture showing lid edema and ptosis of left eye lid (a) with MRI showing mucormycosis deposits in the left paranasal sinuses and orbit (b). Staining with Grocott methenamine silver stain showing septate hyphae of mucormycosis (c).
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However, on posttransplantation day 20, he complained of sudden onset redness of the left periorbital area with pain in the left eye (Figure 1(a)). In addition, contiguous areas of nonenhancing tissue were noted in the paranasal sinuses suggestive of angioinvasive fungal infection (Figure 1(b)). Nasal swab stain revealed hyphae of mucormycosis on Grocott methenamine silver stain (Figure 1(c)).