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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Med Case Rep
. 2023 Mar 3;17(1):74.
doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03792-6.
Multiple maxillary periodontal abscesses as a manifestation of post-coronavirus disease 2019 mucormycosis: a case report
Hossein Khoshkhou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mahboube Hasheminasab[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Daryoush Goudarzi Pour[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Raika Jamali[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Ghazal Morshedzadeh Tehrani[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Neda Moslemi[SUP] 8 9 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 makes patients more susceptible to superinfection of fungal disease as a consequence of immunological system impairment. Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that is rare but has a high mortality rate and mostly affects patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or those receiving corticosteroids.
Case presentation: Here, we present a case of post-coronavirus disease 2019 mucormycosis in a 37-year-old Persian male presenting with multiple periodontal abscess with purulent discharge and necrosis of maxillary bone (without oroantral communication). Surgical debridement following antifungal therapy was the treatment of choice.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and immediate referral are the cornerstone of comprehensive treatment.
Keywords: COVID-19; Mucormycosis; Periodontal abscess; Post-COVID mucormycosis.
. 2023 Mar 3;17(1):74.
doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03792-6.
Multiple maxillary periodontal abscesses as a manifestation of post-coronavirus disease 2019 mucormycosis: a case report
Hossein Khoshkhou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mahboube Hasheminasab[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Daryoush Goudarzi Pour[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Raika Jamali[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Ghazal Morshedzadeh Tehrani[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Neda Moslemi[SUP] 8 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36864491
- DOI: 10.1186/s13256-023-03792-6
Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 makes patients more susceptible to superinfection of fungal disease as a consequence of immunological system impairment. Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that is rare but has a high mortality rate and mostly affects patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or those receiving corticosteroids.
Case presentation: Here, we present a case of post-coronavirus disease 2019 mucormycosis in a 37-year-old Persian male presenting with multiple periodontal abscess with purulent discharge and necrosis of maxillary bone (without oroantral communication). Surgical debridement following antifungal therapy was the treatment of choice.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and immediate referral are the cornerstone of comprehensive treatment.
Keywords: COVID-19; Mucormycosis; Periodontal abscess; Post-COVID mucormycosis.