Successful treatment of periodontal mucormycosis: report of a case and literature review

Nancy E. McDermott; John Barrett; Jason Hipp; Maria J. Merino; Chyi Chia Richard Lee; Paige Waterman; Demetrio L. Domingo; Thomas J. Walsh

doi:10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.11.012

Successful treatment of periodontal mucormycosis: report of a case and literature review

Nancy E. McDermott^*, John Barrett, Jason Hipp, Maria J. Merino, Chyi Chia Richard Lee, Paige Waterman, Demetrio L. Domingo, Thomas J. Walsh

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Mucormycosis is an aggressive and potentially devastating fungal infection which typically manifests in pulmonary, rhinocerebral, or disseminated forms in patients with hematologic malignancy. Mucormycosis confined to the periodontium is uncommon, and to our knowledge only 6 cases have been reported in the English-language literature. This case report describes a patient with acute leukemia and periodontal mucormycosis. Calcofluor fluorescence microscopy is also proposed as a method for establishing a prompt diagnosis and guiding extent of intraoperative surgical debridement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e64-e69
Journal	Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology
Volume	109
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.11.012
State	Published - Mar 2010
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