Mucormycosis of the Maxillary Antrum: A Case Report

Dr.Anuradha Yadav; Dr.Upasana Sethi Ahuja; Dr.Niraj Kumar

Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

Mucormycosis of the Maxillary Antrum: A Case Report

Dr. Anuradha Yadav, Dr. Upasana Sethi Ahuja, Dr. Niraj Kumar

Abstract :

Mucormycosis, an invasive fungal infection is one of the life threatening infection for the immuno-compromised patients. Fungi of this family is ubiquitously present in the environment but is avirulent unless host-response is favorable for its growth and survival. In the present case report, An old male patient with uncontrolled diabetes developed an exophytic bony outgrowth on palate and left half of the maxilla with oro-antral communication over period of time, which after radiological and histopathological investigation turn out to be fungal infection involving maxillary antrum.