Anjali Borle

Department of Periodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

Publications

  • Review Article   
    MUCORMYCOSIS IN HEAD, NECK AND FACE REGION
    Author(s): Netal Rathi*, Bhairavi Kale and Anjali Borle

    Mucormycosis is an opportunistic, rare fungal infection which majorly affects immune competent individuals especially in uncontrolled diabetics. Rarely, this condition affects healthy individuals. Rhizopus oryzae is the major causative organism. Cutaneous, gastrointestinal, disseminated, pulmonary, rhino cerebral are various types of mucormycosis. Rhino cerebral mucormycosis accounts for approximately half of all the newly reported cases. There have been increases in rhino cerebral mucormycosis cases in patients suffering from Coronavirus disease 2019. Mucormycosis in the oral cavity manifests as palatal ulcers or the necrosis of the jaw bones. Many cases of oral mucormycosis following the tooth extraction have been observed in the patients having low immunity. Clinical observation, radiographic details, by cultivating the organism and by histologic examination.. Read More»

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