title: Mandibular mucormycosis in immunocompromised patients: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Mucormycosis, also known as zygomycosis, is an opportunistic fungal infection caused by a series of fungi in the Mucorales family in people with immune disorders. It is harmless to a healthy person, but when it has invaded the internal organs, it is frequently fatal in immunocompromised patients. It is known for having a very poor prognosis; however, with aggressive medical and surgical management, survival rates are currently thought to exceed 80%. It has 7 predominant clinical forms: rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal, central nervous system, disseminated, and, rarely, miscellaneous (ie, bone, kidney, cardiac, mediastinum, oral). Although oral involvement of this condition has been reported relatively frequently in the literature, mandibular involvement is a rarer condition than oral involvement. The purpose of this article is to report the treatment of isolated cases of mandibular mucormycosis and a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. mutanhamdi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mutan Hamdi
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: Muhammed Isa
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Suna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erkiliç
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000150:complications