Acta Med. 2021, 64: 218-223

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2022.5

Mixed Infections (Mucormycosis, Actinomycosis and Candidiasis) Leading to Maxillary Osteomyelitis in a Diabetic Mellitus Patient in Post COVID Phase: First Case Report

Manveen Kaur Jawandaa, Ravi Narulab, Sonia Guptac, Vineet Sharmad, Supreet Kaur Sidhue, Navneet Kaurf

aDepartment of Oral Pathology & Microbiology and Forensic Odontology. Luxmi bai institute of dental sciences and hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India
bDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam, Punjab, India
cDeptartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology & Forensic Odontology, Rayat and Bahra Dental college and hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India
dDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, Luxmi bai institute of dental sciences and hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India
eDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology & Forensic Odontology, Luxmi Bai Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India
fDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology & Forensic Odontology, Luxmi BaiInstitute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India

Received August 16, 2021
Accepted October 19, 2021

References

1. Amorim Dos Santos J, Normando AGC, Carvalho da Silva RL, et al. Oral Manifestations in Patients with COVID-19: A Living Systematic Review. J Dent Res 2021; 100(2): 141–54. <https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034520957289>
2. Wolff D, Nee S, Hickey NS, Marschollek M. Risk factors for Covid-19 severity and fatality: a structured literature review. Infection 2021; 49(1): 15–28. <https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01509-1> <PubMed>
3. Peeri NC, Shrestha N, Rahman MS, et al. The SARS, MERS and novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemics, the newest and biggest global health threats: what lessons have we learned? Int J Epidemiol 2020; 49(3): 717–26. <https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa033> <PubMed>
4. Li CS, Pan SF. Analysis and causation discussion of 185 severe acute respiratory syndrome dead cases. Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue 2003; 15(10): 582–4. In Chinese.
5. Pathak K, Karadwal A, Nayak P, Nayak S. Mucormycosis in Post Covid Patient – A Case Report. Indian J Forens Med Toxicol 2021; 15(3): 240–4.
6. Setia A, Bhattacharya S. Mucormycosis and its implication in COVID-19. Indian J Pharm Pharmacol 2021; 8(2): 97–9.
7. Pauli MA, Pereira LM, Monteiro ML, de Camargo AR, Rabelo GD. Painful palatal lesion in a patient with COVID-19. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2021; 131(6): 620–5. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2021.03.010> <PubMed>
8. Moorthy A, Gaikwad R, Krishna S, et al. SARS-CoV-2, uncontrolled diabetes and corticosteroids-An unholy trinity in invasive fungal infections of the maxillofacial Region? A Retrospective, Multi-centric Analysis. J Maxillofac Oral Surg 2021; 20(3): 1–8. <https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-021-01532-1> <PubMed>
9. Xu Z, Shi L, Wang Y, Zhang J, et al. Pathological findings of COVID-19 associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Lancet Respir Med 2020; 8(4): 420–2. <https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30076-X> <PubMed>
10. Siddiqi HK, Libby P, Ridker PM. COVID-19 – A vascular disease. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2021; 31(1): 1–5. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2020.10.005> <PubMed>
11. Wan Y, Shang J, Graham R, Baric RS, Li F. Receptor recognition by the novel coronavirus from Wuhan: an Analysis based on decade-long structural studies of SARS coronavirus. J Virol 2020; 94(7): e00127–e220.
12. Xu H, Zhong L, Deng J, et al. High expression of ACE2 receptor of 2019‐nCoV on the epithelial cells of oral mucosa. Int J Oral Sci 2020; 12(1): 8. <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41368-020-0074-x> <PubMed>
13. Hingad N, Kumar G, Deshmukh R. Oral mucormycosis causing necrotizing lesion in a diabetic patient: a case report. Int J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2012; 3(3): 8–12.
14. Nilesh K, Malik NA, Belgaumi U. Mucormycosis in a healthy elderly patient presenting as oro-antral fistula: Report of a rare incidence. J Clin Exp Dent 2015; 7(2): e333–5. <https://doi.org/10.4317/jced.52064> <PubMed>
15. Gupta V, Dwivedi G, Sengupta P, et al. A rare case of sinonasal actinomycosis – enigmatic presentation. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head and Neck Surg 2020; 4(3): 863. <https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20181889>
16. Moniruddin ABM, Begum H, Nahar K. Actinomycosis: An Update. Medicine Today 2010; 22(1): 43–7. <https://doi.org/10.3329/medtoday.v22i1.5606>
17. Paradowska-Stolarz AM. Oral manifestations of COVID-19: Brief review. Dent Med Probl 2021; 58(1): 123–6. <https://doi.org/10.17219/dmp/131989>
18. Prestel C, Anderson E, Forsberg K, et al. Candida Auris outbreak in a COVID-19 specialty care unit – Florida, July–August 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2021; 70(2): 56–7. <https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7002e3> <PubMed>
19. Arani R, Afsar Shareef SNH, Khuthija Khanam HM. Mucormycotic Osteomyelitis Involving the Maxilla: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Infect Dis 2019; 2019: 8459296.
20. Unnikrishnan R, Misra A. Infections and diabetes: risks and mitigation with reference to India. Diab Metabol Synd Clin Res Rev 2020; 14: 1889–94.
front cover

ISSN 1211-4286 (Print) ISSN 1805-9694 (Online)

Open access journal

Archive