Palatal Mucormycosis Masquerading as Bacterial and Fungal Osteomyelitis: A Rare Case Report

Mucormycosis is an acute, fulminating, fungal disease that frequently involves oral, cranial, and facial structures. It is an opportunistic fatal infection which occurs in debilitating and immunosuppressive states. This report documents a rare case of localized maxillary mucormycosis in a patient wi...

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Autores principales: Rai, Shalu, Misra, Deepankar, Misra, Akansha, Jain, Ankit, Jain, Prerna, Dhawan, Ayush
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29875579
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ccd.ccd_743_17
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Sumario:Mucormycosis is an acute, fulminating, fungal disease that frequently involves oral, cranial, and facial structures. It is an opportunistic fatal infection which occurs in debilitating and immunosuppressive states. This report documents a rare case of localized maxillary mucormycosis in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes, with emphasis on early and prompt diagnosis of the same.

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