An atypical case report of extensive mucormycotic osteomyelitis of maxilla as a consequence of post-COVID complication

• Hoofdauteurs: Ayyaswamy Indira Aswin (Auteur), Samraj Gunasekaran (Auteur), Prasanth Thankappan (Auteur), T Isaac Joseph (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Saprophytic molds such as Mucor, Rhizopus, and Absidia cause mucormycosis, a fungal infection. These saprophytic fungi are common in the environment and have a strong proclivity for invading major blood arteries, causing tissue ischemia, necrosis, and infarction. They have been linked to immunocompr...