title: Alternaria alternata infection associated osteomyelitis of maxilla: a rare disease entity.
abstract: Alternaria alternata is one of the rarest fungi associated with paranasal sinusitis. Alternaria species are pigmented (also known as dematiaceous or phaeoid) filamentous fungi, which are well-known soil saprophytes and plant pathogens that infrequently cause infection in humans mainly, cutaneous lesions. We present a case of osteomyelitis of maxilla caused by a rare fungus- A. alternata in a diabetic patient with poor glycemic control who was successfully treated with antifungal and surgical debridement over the period of 6 months.
authors.forename: Vidhi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Technology and Science, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: Madhumita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barua
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000528:Alternaria / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*