Mucormycosis In a Diabetic Patient - A Case Report and the Review of the Literature

Authors

  • Dinesh Sharma Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, S.B. Patil Dental College & Hospital,Naubad, Bidar, India
  • Suresh PL Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, S.B.Patil Dental College & Hospital, Naubad, Bidar,India
  • Tanvir Karpe Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, S.B.Patil Dental College & Hospital, Naubad, Bidar,India
  • Mohammed Yousuf Qureshi Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, S.B.Patil Dental College & Hospital, Naubad,Bidar, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2016.3.3.1

Keywords:

Amphotericin B, Diabetes Mellitus, Candida, Mucormycosis, Mucoraceae, Opportunistic infection

Abstract

Mucormycosis usually occurs in immunocompromised patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, hematologic
malignancies etc. These fungi show a predilection for arterial invasion, causing widespread emboli and necrosis of
contiguous tissues. Here, we present a case report of Mucormycosis in an immunocompromised diabetic patient and
also the review of the literature.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Dinesh Sharma, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, S.B. Patil Dental College & Hospital,Naubad, Bidar, India

Professor & H.O.D, 

Suresh PL, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, S.B.Patil Dental College & Hospital, Naubad, Bidar,India

Reader, 

Tanvir Karpe, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, S.B.Patil Dental College & Hospital, Naubad, Bidar,India

Professor, 

Mohammed Yousuf Qureshi, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, S.B.Patil Dental College & Hospital, Naubad,Bidar, India

Senior Lecturer, 

Downloads

Published

2016-09-30

How to Cite

Dinesh Sharma, Suresh PL, Tanvir Karpe, & Mohammed Yousuf Qureshi. (2016). Mucormycosis In a Diabetic Patient - A Case Report and the Review of the Literature. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 3(3), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2016.3.3.1

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2016): Vol 3 | Issue 3 | July - September 2016

Section

Table of Contents

License

Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license to published articles. Under this license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content, but they allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute and/or copy the content as long as the original authors and source are cited. Appropriate attribution can be provided by simply citing the original article.