Open AccessPalatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Shalu Rai,
Deepankar Misra,
Akansha Misra,
Ankit Jain,
Prasoon Jain,
Ayush Dhawan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_743_17
Subject(s) - mucormycosis , medicine , dermatology , osteomyelitis , rare disease , disease , surgery , pathology
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.