Palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case report

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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Main Authors: Shalu Rai, Deepankar Misra, Akansha Misra, Ankit Jain, Prerna Jain, Ayush Dhawan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Subjects:
Diagnosis
mucormycosis
palatal ulceration
Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2018;volume=9;issue=2;spage=309;epage=313;aulast=Rai
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spelling doaj-a3adb06494794e86ba8c161f037fa3f72020-11-24T23:24:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsContemporary Clinical Dentistry0976-237X0976-23612018-01-019230931310.4103/ccd.ccd_743_17Palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case reportShalu RaiDeepankar MisraAkansha MisraAnkit JainPrerna JainAyush DhawanMucormycosis 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.http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2018;volume=9;issue=2;spage=309;epage=313;aulast=RaiDiagnosismucormycosispalatal ulceration
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author Shalu Rai
Deepankar Misra
Akansha Misra
Ankit Jain
Prerna Jain
Ayush Dhawan
spellingShingle Shalu Rai
Deepankar Misra
Akansha Misra
Ankit Jain
Prerna Jain
Ayush Dhawan
Palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case report
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Diagnosis
mucormycosis
palatal ulceration
author_facet Shalu Rai
Deepankar Misra
Akansha Misra
Ankit Jain
Prerna Jain
Ayush Dhawan
author_sort Shalu Rai
title Palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case report
title_short Palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case report
title_full Palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case report
title_fullStr Palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case report
title_full_unstemmed Palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case report
title_sort palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: a rare case report
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
issn 0976-237X
0976-2361
publishDate 2018-01-01
description 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.
topic Diagnosis
mucormycosis
palatal ulceration
url http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2018;volume=9;issue=2;spage=309;epage=313;aulast=Rai
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