Fungal Osteomylitis: Case Report
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Fungal OsteomylitisAbstract
Fungal osteomylitis are uncommon but when they occur, they are devasting to patients. Predesposing factors includes immunocompromised patients, IV drug abusers, patients on chemotherapy, HIV infection and most commonly diabetes. A high index of suspicion must be maintained for infections by fungi in diabetic patients with no growth on bacterial culture, AFB negativity, ill defined granulomas and no response to antibacterial therapy. Here we report a case of chronic extensive fungal osteomylitis (mucormycosis) in maxilla along with draining sinus from outer canthus of eye in diabetic patient. [D Mehta, Natl J Integr Res Med, 2018; 9(3):79-81]
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5. Yohai RA, Bullock JD, Aziz AA, et al. Survival factors in rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis: major review. Surv Ophthalmol1994;39:3 22.CrossRefPubMedWeb of ScienceGoogle Scholar
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2018-07-24
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Mehta, D., & Shah, U. (2018). Fungal Osteomylitis: Case Report. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine, 9(3), 79–81. Retrieved from http://nicpd.ac.in/ojs-/index.php/njirm/article/view/2359
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