Authors : Viswanath Vijayan, Viswanath Vijayan, Manish Gupta, Manish Gupta, Gurchand Singh, Gurchand Singh, Vijay S Nijhawan, Vijay S Nijhawan, Habibulla Khan, Habibulla Khan
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijoas.2021.030
Volume : 4
Issue : 4
Year : 2021
Page No : 145-148
Mucormycosis is a severe, rapidly progressive fungal infection, seen in immunocompromised patients. We report an unusual case of mucormycosis of maxilla, presenting only with cheek abscess. The patient was a young male with uncontrolled diabetes. This presentation of mucormycosis is rare, complete examination and high degrees of suspicion are necessary. The rapid progression in lack of active treatment is often fatal.
Keywords: Acute sinusitis, Fungal, Complication, Sinus surgery, Subperiosteal abscess, Amphotericin B, Maxillary sinusitis