A Rare Case of Mucormycosis in Oral Cavity – A Case Study
Abstract
Maxilla is one of the facial bones with rich vascular supply. Necrosis of maxillary bone is rare and may occur due to infection, trauma and rare metabolic disorders. Maxilla is essential bone which forms the roof of oral cavity. Mucormycosis is highly lethal opportunistic fungal infection, which affects especially in diabetic and immunocompromised patients.It is caused by filamentous fungi of the class zygomycetes. In this article we report a case of 64-year-old male patient with unknown diabetes and had undergone extraction of maxillary tooth 6 months back and had reported with unknown fungal infection.
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3) Kim J, Fortson JK, Cook HE. A fatal outcome from rhinocerebral mucormycosis after dental extractions: a case report. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery. 2001 Jun 1;59(6):693-7.
4) Hibbett DS, Binder M, Bischoff JF, Blackwell M, Cannon PF, Eriksson OE, Huhndorf S, James T, Kirk PM, Lücking R, Lumbsch HT. A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi. Mycological research. 2007 May 1;111(5):509-47.
5) Mucormycosis of the oral cavity ,4nne Cale Jones, DDS,’ Teresa Youngblood Bentsen, DDS,h and Paul D. Freedman, DDS,’ Gainesville, Fla., and Flushing, N.Y. LINlVtRSlTY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY AND BOOTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CLNTtR.
6) Afroze SN, Korlepara R, Rao GV, Madala J. Mucormycosis in a diabetic patient: a case report with an insight into its pathophysiology. Contemporary clinical dentistry. 2017 Oct;8(4):662.
7) Mengji AK, Yaga US, Gollamudi N, Prakash B, Rajashekar E. Mucormycosis in a surgical defect masquerading as osteomyelitis: a case report and review of literature. Pan African Medical Journal. 2016 Mar 11;23(1).
8) Mignogna MD, Fortuna G, Leuci S, Adamo D, Ruoppo E, Siano M, Mariani U. Mucormycosis in immunocompetent patients: a case-series of patients with maxillary sinus involvement and a critical review of the literature. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2011 Aug 1;15(8):e533-40.
9) Mignogna MD, Fortuna G, Leuci S, Adamo D, Ruoppo E, Siano M, Mariani U. Mucormycosis in immunocompetent patients: a case-series of patients with maxillary sinus involvement and a critical review of the literature. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2011 Aug 1;15(8):e533-40.
10) Manjunatha BS, Das N, Sutariya RV, Ahmed T. Mucormycosis of the hard palate masquerading as carcinoma. Clinics and practice. 2012 Dec;2(1):66-8.
11) TAYLOR R, SHKLAR G, BUDSON R, HACKETT R. Mucormycosis of the oral mucosa. Archives of dermatology. 1964 Mar 1;89(3):419-25.
12) Gluskin M, Solomon MP, Gold B, Corrado ML, Berger J. Mucormycotic slough of nasal floor and palate in the anephric patient.
13) Kalaskar RR, Kalaskar AR, Ganvir S. Oral mucormycosis in an 18-month-old child: a rare case report with a literature review. Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 2016 Apr;42(2):105.
14) Rai S, Misra D, Misra A, Jain A, Jain P, Dhawan A. Palatal mucormycosis masquerading as bacterial and fungal osteomyelitis: A rare case report. Contemporary clinical dentistry. 2018 Apr;9(2):309.
15) Van der Westhuijzen AJ, Grotepass FW, Wyma G, Padayachee A. A rapidly fatal palatal ulcer: rhinocerebral mucormycosis. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology. 1989 Jul 1;68(1):32-6.
16) Elinav H, Zimhony O, Cohen MJ, Marcovich AL, Benenson S. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in patients without predisposing medical conditions: a review of the literature. Clinical microbiology and infection. 2009 Jul 1;15(7):693-7.
17) Peterson KL, Wang M, Canalis RF, Abemayor E. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: evolution of the disease and treatment options. The Laryngoscope. 1997 Jul;107(7):855-62.
18) Doni BR, Peerapur BV, Thotappa LH, Hippargi SB. Sequence of oral manifestations in rhino-maxillary mucormycosis. Indian Journal of Dental Research. 2011 Mar 1;22(2):331.
19) Kumar JA, Babu P, Prabu K, Kumar P. Mucormycosis in maxilla: Rehabilitation of facial defects using interim removable prostheses: A clinical case report. Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences. 2013 Jul;5(Suppl 2):S163.
20) Aggarwal P, Saxena S, Bansal V. Mucormycosis of maxillary sinus. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2007 Jul 1;11(2):66.
Published
2021-06-16
How to Cite
Lahoti, D. A. (2021). A Rare Case of Mucormycosis in Oral Cavity – A Case Study. UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF DENTAL SCIENCES, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.21276//ujds.2021.7.2.20
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