Mucormycosis-related osteomyelitis of the maxilla in a post-COVID-19 patient

This report presents a case of mucormycosis-related osteomyelitis of the maxilla in a 37-year-old man with diabetes mellitus. The patient complained of severe and persistent pain in the right maxilla, accompanied by increased tooth mobility and headache. On contrast-enhanced computed tomographic images, gas-forming osteomyelitis of the right maxilla was observed. Destruction of the maxilla and palatine bone then proceeded aggressively. Sequestrectomy was performed on the right maxilla, and the histopathological diagnosis was mucormycosis. Further investigation after the first operation revealed the patient's history of COVID-19 infection.PMID:36605866 | PMC:PMC9807792 | DOI:10.5624/isd.20220143
Source: Imaging Science in Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research