Mucormycosis of Mandible with Unfavorable Outcome
Joint Authors
Sathe, Prachee
Oswal, Nitin Prakash
Gadre, Pushkar Kiran
Gadre, Kiran Shrikrishna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mucormycosis is a fulminant fungal infection that occurs most often in diabetic and immunocompromised individuals.
Our patient, with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and multiple systemic disorders, developed postextraction mucormycosis of mandible, an extremely rare complication.
An initial clinical and radiographic diagnosis of mandibular osteomyelitis was made and the lesion was treated medically and surgically with curettage and saucerisation.
The specimen was sent for histopathological evaluation, which showed necrotic area containing broad aseptate fungal hyphae with right angle branching consistent with mucormycosis.
The patient succumbed to multipleorgan failure secondary to septicemia.
The disease is usually fatal with a poor survival rate; there is still paucity of literature on the definitive management of this disease involving the mandible.
This paper emphasizes the need for correction of underlying immunodeficiency and early diagnosis with aggressive multimodality treatment approach to offer the best chance of survival.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oswal, Nitin Prakash& Gadre, Pushkar Kiran& Sathe, Prachee& Gadre, Kiran Shrikrishna. 2012. Mucormycosis of Mandible with Unfavorable Outcome. Case Reports in Dentistry،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oswal, Nitin Prakash…[et al.]. Mucormycosis of Mandible with Unfavorable Outcome. Case Reports in Dentistry No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Oswal, Nitin Prakash& Gadre, Pushkar Kiran& Sathe, Prachee& Gadre, Kiran Shrikrishna. Mucormycosis of Mandible with Unfavorable Outcome. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458023