Abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare and often lethal infection caused by an opportunistic fungus of the Phycomycetes class. This microorganism is a saprophytic aerobial fungus common in nature and in oral mucosae, nose, paranasal sinus and throat. Mucormycosis has been described in various clinical forms: rhinocerebral, pulmonary, systemic, cerebral and cutaneous, always in immunodepressed patients, with rapid evolution and high rate of mortality. However, rare cases involving maxillofacial area are described in healthy patients with benign evolution and good prognosis as in a case observed at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Naples "Federico II".
| Original language | Italian |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 613-616 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Minerva Stomatologica |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
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Mucormicosi maxillo-facciale benigna. Descrizione di un caso e revisione della letteratura. / Cangiano, G.; Longo, F.; Cangiano, R.
In: Minerva Stomatologica, Vol. 47, No. 11, 1998, p. 613-616.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Mucormicosi maxillo-facciale benigna. Descrizione di un caso e revisione della letteratura.
AU - Cangiano, G.
AU - Longo, F.
AU - Cangiano, R.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Mucormycosis is a rare and often lethal infection caused by an opportunistic fungus of the Phycomycetes class. This microorganism is a saprophytic aerobial fungus common in nature and in oral mucosae, nose, paranasal sinus and throat. Mucormycosis has been described in various clinical forms: rhinocerebral, pulmonary, systemic, cerebral and cutaneous, always in immunodepressed patients, with rapid evolution and high rate of mortality. However, rare cases involving maxillofacial area are described in healthy patients with benign evolution and good prognosis as in a case observed at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Naples "Federico II".
AB - Mucormycosis is a rare and often lethal infection caused by an opportunistic fungus of the Phycomycetes class. This microorganism is a saprophytic aerobial fungus common in nature and in oral mucosae, nose, paranasal sinus and throat. Mucormycosis has been described in various clinical forms: rhinocerebral, pulmonary, systemic, cerebral and cutaneous, always in immunodepressed patients, with rapid evolution and high rate of mortality. However, rare cases involving maxillofacial area are described in healthy patients with benign evolution and good prognosis as in a case observed at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Naples "Federico II".
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