title: Management of rhinomaxillary mucormycosis with Posaconazole in immunocompetent patients.
abstract: Mucormycosis is an opportunistic, uncommon and serious systemic fungal infection mostly presenting in immunocompromised patients. The combination of surgical debridement, parenteral therapy with Amphotericin B and management of the underlying systemic disease is the standard treatment modality for mucormycosis. The drawback of this regime is the need for long hospitalization due to the serious side effects of Amphotericin B requiring regular monitoring. Oral Posaconazole is one of the newer antifungals that have shown promising results. This paper highlights a case series of rhinomaxillary mucormycosis in immunocompetent patients diagnosed and managed successfully with surgical debridement and oral Posaconazole administration on out-patient basis.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Shikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Vidya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rattan
keywords: Amphotericin B; Fungal osteomyelitis; Mucormycosis; Posaconazole