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http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.2.105

Oral mucormycosis in an 18-month-old child: a rare case report with a literature review  

Kalaskar, Ritesh Rambharos (Department of Pedodontic & Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital)
Kalaskar, Ashita Ritesh (Department of Oral Diagnosis Medicine & Radiology, VSPM Dental College & Research Centre)
Ganvir, Sindhu (Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Government Dental College & Hospital)
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Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / v.42, no.2, 2016 , pp. 105-110 More about this Journal
Abstract
Oral mucormycosis is a fungal infection observed mainly in elderly immunocompromised patients. In rare instances, the disease occurs in healthy individuals and those patients that are below preschool age. Although this condition mainly involves the maxilla, it may also manifest in any part of the oral cavity based on the source of infection. Mucormycosis of the maxilla spreads rapidly, leading to necrosis of the palatal bone and palatal perforation. Such patients are usually rehabilitated using bone grafting or free flap surgeries. However, when surgeries are delayed, palatal prosthesis is an interim treatment modality that can prevent nasal regurgitation and aspiration of food or fluids. Palatal prostheses also help with mastication, speech, and swallowing. The present case describes a rare case of oral mucormycosis in an 18-month-old male involving the maxilla that was managed by palatal prosthesis.
Keywords
Immunocompromised; Maxilla; Mucormycosis; Oronasal fistula; Palatal obturator;
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