title: Extensive Oral Mucormycosis in a Transplanted Patient.
abstract: Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal disease caused by fungi from the Mucorales order that are found in the soil and decaying organic debris. Mucormycosis has been reported to be the third most common fungal disease in stem cell transplanted patients. The fungi have a tendency for vascular invasion, resulting in thrombi development, which decreases blood supply and leads to extensive tissue necrosis. Here, the authors present a patient of mucormycosis affecting the soft palate, oropharynx, and hypopharynx in a type II diabetic male patient who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation, and the authors further review the literature on oral mucormycosis for the last 10 years.
authors.affiliation: *Oral Medicine Department, Hospital Sírio-Libânes †Oral Diagnosis Department, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas ‡Hospital Sírio-Libânes §Bone Marrow Unit, Oncology Center, Hospital Sírio-Libânes, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bernar Monteiro
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Benites
authors.forename: Felipe Paiva
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Claudia Joffily
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Parahyba
authors.forename: Sergio Samir
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Arap
authors.forename: Yana Augusta
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Novis
authors.forename: Eduardo Rodrigues
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Fregnani
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation