title: Lingual necrosis caused by mucormycosis in a patient with aplastic anaemia: case report.
abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare but aggressive fungal infection that predominantly affects immunocompromised patients. We report a case that highlights the importance of knowledge to enable prompt diagnosis and management of an otherwise fatal phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Mary's Hospital, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup DA14 6LT, United Kingdom. Electronic address: meera_pajpani@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pajpani
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009336:Necrosis; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014059:Tongue / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D014230:Triazoles; C101425:posaconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B
keywords: Aplastic anaemia; Lingual necrosis; Mucormycosis; Tongue; Zygomycosis