Affiliation:
1. Private Dental Practice, Żary, Poland
2. Jaipur Dental College, Maharaj Vinayek Global University, Jaipur, India
Abstract
Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection, characterized by high morbidity and mortality
and is strongly dependent on the patient’s general health condition, initial site of infection,
and the time from diagnosis to treatment commencement. It has been reported that the
occurrence of mucormycosis has increased rapidly, also among immunocompetent patients.
Moreover, the rise in number is expected to continue. Among all clinical manifestations of
mucormycosis, the rhino-orbital-cerebral type (ROCM) is the most common. The aim of this
article is to increase the awareness of mucoral infections, especially ROCM, and to describe its
first symptoms, as proper treatment requires immediate surgical and medical intervention.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical)
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