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Mucor menace in an immunocompetent young male after dental manipulation
Nitin Gupta1, Rajeev Kumar2, Manish Soneja3
1Department of Medicine and Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Fungal rhino-orbital sinusitis due to mucormycetes is a rapidly progressive condition with high mortality, rarely seen in immunocompetent individuals. A 26-year-old immunocompetent male presented with rhino-orbital mucormycosis after a history of dental manipulation. The patient was successfully managed with a combination of surgery, amphotericin B, and posaconazole. Here, we highlight the delay in diagnosis and challenges faced in the management.
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