Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain

Korean Academy of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine (대한안면통증구강내과학회)
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Treatment of Invasive Candida Osteomyelitis of the Mandible: A Case Report

  • Hae-In, Choi (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chosun University Dental Hospital) ;
  • Ji-Su, Oh (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Jae-Seak, You (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Seong-Yong, Moon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Ji-Yun, Choi (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hyun-Jeong, Park (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Chosun University)
  • Received : 2022.11.17
  • Accepted : 2022.12.08
  • Published : 2022.12.30
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Abstract

Osteomyelitis in the oral and maxillofacial area is a relatively uncommon inflammatory disease that occurs due to odontogenic causes such as endodontic infection, facial trauma, insufficient blood supply caused by some medical conditions, and iatrogenic postoperative infections. Among them, the incidence rate of candida osteomyelitis in this area is minimal; therefore, no consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis has not been established yet. With the increasing number of immunocompromised elderly patients, candida osteomyelitis of the jaw is expected to become more prevalent. In this case report, we present an 81-year-old male patient with candida osteomyelitis of the jaw, including the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses.

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This study was supported by research fund from Chosun University Dental Hospital, 2020.

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