Maxillary Fungal Osteomyelitis Mimicking and Treated as Endodontic Pathosis
Fungal osteomyelitis is a lethal opportunistic infection that affects only a small percentage of patients present to endodontists. It is a highly contagious infection that requires urgent treatment. We discuss three cases in which endodontic pathology was initially recognized but subsequent follow-u...
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| author | Sarang Suresh Hotchandani Feroze Ali Kalhoro Priya Rani Harjani Mahwish Memon |
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| description | Fungal osteomyelitis is a lethal opportunistic infection that affects only a small percentage of patients present to endodontists. It is a highly contagious infection that requires urgent treatment. We discuss three cases in which endodontic pathology was initially recognized but subsequent follow-up revealed severe osteolytic fungal infection of the maxilla manifesting as acute apical abscesses in the maxillary canine region. CBCT demonstrated osteolytic abnormalities, and further histology confirmed the illness was caused by mucormycosis in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and exposure to COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1eaec5bc843641d2b9b8af35f452fbb02025-02-03T05:51:02ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64552022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1976352Maxillary Fungal Osteomyelitis Mimicking and Treated as Endodontic PathosisSarang Suresh Hotchandani0Feroze Ali Kalhoro1Priya Rani Harjani2Mahwish Memon3Department of Operative DentistryDepartment of Operative DentistryDepartment of Operative DentistryDepartment of Operative DentistryFungal osteomyelitis is a lethal opportunistic infection that affects only a small percentage of patients present to endodontists. It is a highly contagious infection that requires urgent treatment. We discuss three cases in which endodontic pathology was initially recognized but subsequent follow-up revealed severe osteolytic fungal infection of the maxilla manifesting as acute apical abscesses in the maxillary canine region. CBCT demonstrated osteolytic abnormalities, and further histology confirmed the illness was caused by mucormycosis in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and exposure to COVID-19.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1976352 |
| spellingShingle | Sarang Suresh Hotchandani Feroze Ali Kalhoro Priya Rani Harjani Mahwish Memon Maxillary Fungal Osteomyelitis Mimicking and Treated as Endodontic Pathosis Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Maxillary Fungal Osteomyelitis Mimicking and Treated as Endodontic Pathosis |
| title_full | Maxillary Fungal Osteomyelitis Mimicking and Treated as Endodontic Pathosis |
| title_fullStr | Maxillary Fungal Osteomyelitis Mimicking and Treated as Endodontic Pathosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maxillary Fungal Osteomyelitis Mimicking and Treated as Endodontic Pathosis |
| title_short | Maxillary Fungal Osteomyelitis Mimicking and Treated as Endodontic Pathosis |
| title_sort | maxillary fungal osteomyelitis mimicking and treated as endodontic pathosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1976352 |
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