Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case Report
Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fulminant fungal infection, which has the ability to cause significant morbidity and frequently mortality in the susceptible patient. Common predisposing factors include diabetes mellitus and immunosuppression. The infection begins in the nose and paranasal sinuses d...
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| description | Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fulminant fungal infection, which has the ability to cause significant morbidity and frequently mortality in the susceptible patient. Common predisposing factors include diabetes mellitus and immunosuppression. The infection begins in the nose and paranasal sinuses due to inhalation of fungal spores. The fungus invades the arteries leading to thrombosis that subsequently causes necrosis of the tissue. The infection can spread to orbital and intracranial structures either by direct invasion or through the blood vessels. Here we describe a case of mucormycosis of maxillary antrum extending to ethmoidal and frontal sinus and also causing necrosis of left maxilla in an uncontrolled diabetic individual to emphasize early diagnosis and treatment of this fatal fungal infection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ebcac6e2972c485b8291592d2fa7588e2025-02-03T01:26:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552014-01-01201410.1155/2014/465919465919Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case ReportKomali Garlapati0Sunanda Chavva1Rahul Marshal Vaddeswarupu2Jyotsna Surampudi3Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Room No. 1, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Road No. 5, Kamalanagar, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500060, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500060, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500060, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500060, IndiaMucormycosis is an opportunistic fulminant fungal infection, which has the ability to cause significant morbidity and frequently mortality in the susceptible patient. Common predisposing factors include diabetes mellitus and immunosuppression. The infection begins in the nose and paranasal sinuses due to inhalation of fungal spores. The fungus invades the arteries leading to thrombosis that subsequently causes necrosis of the tissue. The infection can spread to orbital and intracranial structures either by direct invasion or through the blood vessels. Here we describe a case of mucormycosis of maxillary antrum extending to ethmoidal and frontal sinus and also causing necrosis of left maxilla in an uncontrolled diabetic individual to emphasize early diagnosis and treatment of this fatal fungal infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/465919 |
| spellingShingle | Komali Garlapati Sunanda Chavva Rahul Marshal Vaddeswarupu Jyotsna Surampudi Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case Report Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full | Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case Report |
| title_short | Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case Report |
| title_sort | fulminant mucormycosis involving paranasal sinuses a rare case report |
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