Open AccessMucormycotic osteomyelitis of maxilla following maxillofacial trauma: The disease of the diseased
Author(s) -
Dhirendra Srivastava,
Sonal Mishra,
Lokesh Chandra,
Deepak Passi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_410_18
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , mucormycosis , maxilla , surgery , disease , amphotericin b , rehabilitation , antifungal , dermatology , dentistry , pathology , physical therapy
Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection with acute, aggressive, and invasive nature, seen in immunocompromised/debilitated patients, especially with diabetes mellitus. The key to successful therapy is the early diagnosis of signs and symptoms of the disease, correction of the underlying medical disorder(s), and aggressive medical and surgical intervention. The case presented here is mucormycotic osteomyelitis of the nasomaxillary-zygomatic complex following trauma in a middle-aged man. Preoperative amphotericin B therapy along with surgical resection of necrotic tissue was done followed by prosthetic rehabilitation with an obturator. There was no sign of recurrence of the diseases for the follow-up period of 1 year.