title: Lingual necrosis secondary to mucormycosis.
abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection with a high mortality that affects immunocompromised patients. This is an unusual case of necrosis of the tongue in a patient with pulmonary mucormycosis, diabetes mellitus, and aplastic anaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King's College Hospital, United Kingdom. radhika.dua@nhs.net
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Poate
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diaz-Cano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications*; D009336:Necrosis; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*