Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Rhino-Maxillary form of mucormycosis causing sinusitis: A rare case report with review of literature

  • Author:
  • Sugandha Arya1,, B Sharanamma2, Neelkant Patil3, B. Anitha3, Sumit Bhateja5, Basavaraj6
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 39 to 44

13rd Year Post Graduate student, Department of Oral medicine and Radiology, Vyas dental college and hospital, Jodhpur

2Professor and Head, Department of Periodontics, Vyas dental college and hospital, Jodhpur

3Reader, Department of Oral medicine and Radiology, Vyas dental college and hospital, Jodhpur

5Senior lecturer, Department of Oral medicine and Radiology, Vyas dental college and hospital, Jodhpur

6Professor & Head of Dept., Department of Oral medicine and Radiology, Vyas dental college and hospital, Jodhpur

*Corresponding Author: E-mail: suggusuggu53@gmail.com

Online published on 3 November, 2015.

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare condition, posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for dental surgeons who may not be familiar with its clinical presentation. Immunocompromised are more likely to suffer from this disease. In dentistry, this condition gains increasing interest because of its first manifestation in the facial and oral tissue. Proper history, clinical examination with radiological and histopathological investigations lead to its early diagnosis. Surgical management along with the institution of specific antifungal therapy ensures a good prognosis, thereby reducing the fatal complications associated with this disease.

Keywords

Invasive fungal sinusitis, Rhinomaxillarymucormycosis, Rhinocerebralmucormycosis