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- Title
Mucormycosis in immunocompetent patient resulting in extensive maxillary sequestration.
- Authors
Venkatesh, Deepak; Dandagi, Satyajit; Chandrappa, Pramod Redder; Hema, K. N.
- Abstract
Mucormycosis or zygomycosis, also called phycomycosis, is an uncommon, invasive, potentially lethal and an aggressive fungal infection of the order Mucorales that usually affects patients with alteration of their immunological system. From its initial description (Paltauf, 1885), this entity still has a high mortality. Imaging techniques are not usually diagnostic, and cultures are not totally reliable. Definitive diagnosis is exclusively obtained by means of histopathological examination. Early recognition and aggressive treatment are of paramount importance and have reduced the mortality and morbidity. We present here a case report of oral mucormycosis in a 32-year-old male, immunocompetent individual resulting in extensive maxillary sequestration.
- Subjects
IMMUNOCOMPETENT cells; MAXILLARY diseases; OSTEOMYELITIS; ZYGOMYCOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (0973029X), 2018, Vol 22, pS112
- ISSN
0973-029X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_163_17