Mucormycosis in maxilla: Rehabilitation of facial defects using interim removable prostheses: A clinical case report
A 65-year-old male patient came to our hospital with the complaint of pain and difficulty in taking food of 6 months duration. Patient was apparently normal 1 year before this, he developed pain and swelling in the upper jaw region which gradually increased in size to present size. Pain was continuous and radiating to the temporal region had aggravated with movement of the head, patient was febrile. He gave a history having undergone extraction of mobile maxillary teeth 6 months before. He reported to our clinic with present symptoms. Apparently following the extraction, the socket never healed completely.\nPatient was a known diabetic on irregular treatment with oral hypoglycemics for the last 10 years. On general examination, middle aged man conscious and co-operative, febrile, no signs of anemia and jaundice. Intraoral oral examination showed [] exposure of black bare bone with the loss of mucoperiosteum over the entire maxillary alveolar process of palate up to the soft palate region with palatal fistula in the soft palate region.\nOn radiological examination [], computed tomography scan revealed erosion of the anterolateral wall of right maxillary antrum with thickening of the sinus lining with moth eaten appearance of the maxillary bone seen.