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Early diagnosis and timely therapy are essential for successful treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case Report<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We report a 68-year-old man with diabetic ketoacidosis, presented with orbital apex syndrome (OAS), fever, and pansinusitis, which progressively worsened to death only 4 days after admission. It was finally confirmed as a fungal\n                      <jats:italic>Rhizopus arrhizus<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection by metagenomics cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing (mNGS) testing.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Orbital apex syndrome could be the initial presentation for mucormycosis. 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