title: Palatal Mucormycosis in An Infant.
abstract: The maxilla rarely undergoes necrosis due to its rich vascularity. Maxillary necrosis can occur due to bacterial infections, viral infections, or fungal infections. Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fulminant fungal infection that mainly infects immunocompromised patients. The fungus invades the arteries, leading to thrombosis that subsequently causes necrosis of hard and soft tissues. The occurrence of mucormycosis is not considered rare in the jaws of adults, but involvement of the maxilla in infants is not usually seen. The purpose of this report is to discuss the diagnosis and management of a rare case of mucormycosis in the palate of a two-month-old boy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. drnikhilpedo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Pallavi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kantoor
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D065819:Voriconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D065819:Voriconazole