Rhinomaxillary mucormycosis presenting as palatal ulcer: A case report with comprehensive pathophysiology
| Autor: | Meenal Verma, Nikhil Verma, Kavita Verma, R. K. Sharma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Diabetic ketoacidosis Case Report mucormycosis Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences diabetic ketoacidosis 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes mellitus Female patient medicine General Dentistry business.industry Angioinvasion Mortality rate Gold standard Mucormycosis High mortality 030206 dentistry medicine.disease Dermatology Pathophysiology Otorhinolaryngology diabetes mellitus palatal necrosis business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology : JOMFP |
| ISSN: | 0973-029X |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_145_20 |
| Popis: | Mucormycosis is an emerging fungal infection which has exceptionally high mortality rates in immunocompromised patients and remains a life-threatening infection in uncontrolled diabetics. The reported cases in literature may be less in number due to its frequent misdiagnosis. Imaging techniques in the early stages are usually nondiagnostic and cytological smears are not very reliable, thus, the gold standard for definitive diagnosis remains with the histopathological examination. A thorough understanding of the pathogenesis and host fungus interaction aids in the histopathological evaluation and clinical management. Despite of surgical and medical management, the overall mortality rate remains high in persistently immunocompromised individuals. We present a case report of a 58-year-old female patient with rhinomaxillary mucormycosis with a history of uncontrolled diabetes. |
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