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Rhino-Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis in a Healthy Female Child: Case Report

Abdisalam Abdullahi Yusuf1 Department of Pediatric, Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ismail Gedi Ibrahim2 Department of Radiology, Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia;3 Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Mogadishu University, Mogadishu, SomaliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5207-0017View further author information
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Ibrahim Mohamed Hirsi1 Department of Pediatric, Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaView further author information
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Ali Adali1 Department of Pediatric, Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6076-9933View further author information
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Yonis Yusuf Hassan1 Department of Pediatric, Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaView further author information
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Mehmet Zeki Yasar1 Department of Pediatric, Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6230-8137View further author information
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Ismail Mohamoud Abdullahi4 Department of Pathology, Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaView further author information
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Mohamed Sheikh Hassan3 Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Mogadishu University, Mogadishu, Somalia;5 Department of Neurology, Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7236-1524View further author information
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Pages 241-246 | Received 13 Dec 2023, Accepted 18 Mar 2024, Published online: 26 Mar 2024

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