Post-COVID-19 Maxillary Osteonecrosis and Floating Maxillary Teeth Due to Mucormycosis in Two Uncontrolled Diabetic Patients

Overview

Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2022 Mar 21

PMID 35310314

Authors

Mahdi Fakhar

Zakaria Zakariaei

Ali Sharifpour

Elham Sadat Banimostafavi

Rostam Pourmousa

Mostafa Soleymani

Maryam Ghasemi

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Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare, invasive, quickly progressing fungal infection that generally affects patients who are immunocompromised. If left untreated, the disease is characterized by progressive necrosis and is often fatal. We present two cases of post-COVID-19 mucormycosis with a history of several years of uncontrolled diabetic mellitus.

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