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Limited data exist describing the syndrome of ROCM caused by\n            <jats:italic>A. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n            . We describe a recent case and performed a comprehensive literature review to delineate the clinical characteristics of ROCM caused by\n            <jats:italic>A. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n            . Our case is a 50-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who presented with facial pain and right eye proptosis. Endoscopic sinus sampling revealed\n            <jats:italic>A. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n            . He was treated with liposomal amphotericin B and multiple debridements, with no disease on 1.5-year follow-up examination. Seven cases were identified on literature review, including the present case. Most patients (86%) were male, with a mean age of 40 years. Most patients (71%) did not have predisposing medical conditions. Three patients had predisposing head trauma. All presented with facial and\/or periorbital pain. All had magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography of the head showing intraorbital and\/or sinus inflammation. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology and deep tissue culture in all cases. All patients required eye exenteration and extensive surgical debridement, in addition to intravenous amphotericin B. Six of the seven patients (86%) recovered. ROCM caused by\n            <jats:italic>A. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n            is rarely reported in the literature. Most such infections occurred in immunocompetent patients, often after facial trauma. 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