Proptosis & Exophthalmos — Topic Test
5 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 40-year-old woman with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes presents with a painful red right eye and reduced vision 1 week after starting treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis. Examination shows proptosis, restricted ocular motility and a black necrotic eschar on the nasal turbinate mucosa. What is the drug of choice?
AOral fluconazole
BIntravenous liposomal amphotericin B
CIntravenous caspofungin
DIntravenous voriconazole