title: Mucormycosis in a healthy elderly patient presenting as oro-antral fistula: Report of a rare incidence.
abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection that commonly affects patients who are immuno-compromised. It invariably presents as an acute spreading infection, with very poor prognosis if not treated promptly. We report a case of mucormycosis in immuno-competent elderly patient, presenting as oro-antral communication. Patient's history, clinical and laboratory evaluation revealed no systemic predisposing factors. The disease was non-fulminant, localized and showed remission after local measures, without parentral anti-fungal therapy. Key words:Mucormycosis, maxilla, elderly, oroantral communication.
authors.affiliation: M.D.S. (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), Reader, School of Dental Sciences, KIMSDU,Karad, India.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nilesh
authors.affiliation: Professor & HOD, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of dental Sciences, KIMSDU, Karad.
authors.forename: Neelima A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department Of Oral Pathology, Microbiology & Forensic Odontology, School of dental Sciences, KIMSDU, Karad.
authors.forename: Uzma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Belgaumi