A trifungal infection of the mandible: case report and literature review.
Orofacial fungal infections are occasionally seen in the immunocompromised patient. In this case, a patient with a relapse of an acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) developed a fatal mandibular infection. This may be the first reported case of a trifungal infection with zygomycosis, aspergillosis, and candidiasis in the oral cavity and the fifth mandibular zygomycosis case. Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of zygomycosis infection are reviewed, along with the 4 mandibular zygomycosis cases found in the English literature.
Department of Hospital Oral Medicine Service, The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. info@gymservice.com
Nilly
N
Lador
Itzhack
I
Polacheck
Alexander
A
Gural
Ekatrina
E
Sanatski
Adrian
A
Garfunkel
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D010166:Palliative Care; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000935:Antifungal Agents