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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 37, 2024 - Issue 2
Clinician’s Corner
More than meets the eye: rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis with diabetic ketoacidosis presenting as periorbital edema resulting in orbital exenteration and maxillectomy
Mouhamed Nashawia Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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