Japanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Online ISSN : 2186-1579
Print ISSN : 0021-5163
ISSN-L : 0021-5163
A suspected case of mucormycosis of the maxillary sinus
Yumiko TAKAHASHITakamichi YANAGISAWAKazunari SAKURAIMasahiro URADEWataru YOSHIOKA
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1993 Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages 61-63

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The Mucorales are widespread in nature, subsisting on decaying vegetation and diverse organic materials. Although they and their spores show minimal intrinsic pathogenicity in normal persons, they can initiate aggressive and fulminant infection under certain clinical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, leukemia, or metabolic or immunologic deficiencies1). Here, we report a suspected case of mucormycosis of the maxillary sinus who was cured by chemotherapy, necrotomy and good control of diabetes mellitus, although side effects occurred with Amphotericin-B.

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