A Rare Case of Mandibular Mucormycosis in a Post-COVID-19 Patient.

amphotericin b covid mandible mucormycosis rhino-orbito-cerebral-maxillary

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Historique:
accepted: 20 08 2022
entrez: 26 9 2022
pubmed: 27 9 2022
medline: 27 9 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Mucormycosis or black fungus is one of the most lethal, progressing, and rapid form of deep fungal infections in humans which is caused by group of molds called mucormycetes. It is called black fungus infection due to black nasal discharges and black patches around nose found in the initial stage. The most common variety is rhino-orbito-cerebral-maxillary, although there are also pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cutaneous, and disseminated variations. In recent years, mucormycosis has become increasingly prevalent in immunocompromised individuals, with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and associated consequences as the primary source of the cause. Rhino-orbito-cerebral-maxillary variety usually involves the nose, paranasal sinuses, brain, and maxilla but the involvement of mandibular bone is exceedingly rare. In this case report, we present a case of a 59-year-old male affected with mandibular mucormycosis in post-COVID scenario which is quite rare situation.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36158405
doi: 10.7759/cureus.28216
pmc: PMC9485010
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e28216

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022, Haidry et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Naqoosh Haidry (N)

Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND.

Kranti Bhavana (K)

Department of Otolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND.

Peeyush Shivhare (P)

Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND.

Vivek Kumar (V)

Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND.

Aiswarya Vaidyanathan (A)

Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND.

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