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Maxillofacial Infections in Covid-19 Era—Actuality or the Unforeseen: 2 Case Reports

In this era of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of secondary infections and systemic complications. Here we are reporting 2 cases in post-covid-19 patients, who were uncontrolled type 2 diabetics and diagnosed with fungal osteomyelitis and mucormycosis...

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Autores principales: Sai Krishna, D., Raj, Harsha, Kurup, Pranav, Juneja, Mehak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8127475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34026593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02618-5
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Sumario:In this era of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of secondary infections and systemic complications. Here we are reporting 2 cases in post-covid-19 patients, who were uncontrolled type 2 diabetics and diagnosed with fungal osteomyelitis and mucormycosis respectively. Both patients were treated surgically immediately.