title: Mucormycosis causing extensive destruction of maxilla.
abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare, often fatal opportunistic infection caused by a saprophytic fungus belonging to a class of Phycomycetes. It is characterized by its unrelenting progression towards vital organs with marked propensity towards arterial wall by direct extension producing vascular thrombosis leading to ischaemic necrosis. In normal circumstances the saprophytes are not pathogenic but represent opportunist-requiring impairments in patient's resistance to disease. If not treated the disease may prove fatal. We report a case of Mucormycosis with extensive necrosis of the maxilla in a 57-year-old patient suffering from uncontrolled diabetes with ketoacidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, and Microbiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal.
authors.forename: Arushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Jiji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Nirmala N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009336:Necrosis; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*