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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 87-91 |
Mucormycosis associated with juvenile diabetes
SVSG Nirmala1, V Lalitha1, N Sivakumar1, K Kiran Kumar2, M Srikanth1
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Department of Oral Pathology, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
SVSG Nirmala
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh - 524 002
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.90752
Mucormycosis is one of the most rapidly progressing and lethal form of fungal infections in humans which usually begins in the nose and paranasal sinuses. The fungus assaults the arteries, leading to thrombosis that subsequently causes necrosis of hard and soft tissues. The purpose of this article is to describe a rare case of maxillary necrosis due to mucormycosis in a 12-year-old diabetic patient and emphasizes on early diagnosis and timely management of this potentially fatal fungal infection.
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