NUMERO: #20220120

Título: COVID-RELATED MUCORMYCOSIS ("BLACK FUNGUS") MIMICKING DENTAL INFECTION: REPORT OF THREE CASES

Nome do Apresentador: Fernanda Vieira Heimlich

Categoria do Trabalho: Apresentação Oral de Pôster de (Série de) Casos Clínicos (PCC)

Área Temática: Estomatologia

Resumo: A recent increase in the prevalence of mucormycosis of the head and neck in patients who have recovered from COVID-19 hospitalization has been reported. Herein, we report three cases of post-COVID-19 associated rhinocerebral mucormycosis presenting unexplained dental signs and symptoms mimicking tooth mobility, periodontal disease and dental abscesses. The three cases presented are men, with history of hospitalization for COVID-19 infection, treated with high doses of corticosteroids. Two showed tooth mobility and bone destruction in computed tomography. In all cases, a biopsy was performed. The first presented microscopic examination with non-viable bone and peripheral resorption. Periodic acid-Schiff staining of the fungus highlighted these organisms associated with areas of tissue destruction and necrosis. The second revealed non-viable bone fragments surrounded by spores and non-septate fungal organisms. The third revealed non-viable and necrotic bone fragments surrounded by bacterial colonies with numerous non-septate fungal hyphae. All cases were diagnosed as rhinocerebral mucormycosis infection.

Autor 1:  Fernanda Vieira Heimlich

E-mail 1:  [email protected]

Autor 2:   Saja A Alramadhan

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Autor 3 :  Sumita Susan Sam

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Autor 4:  Mohammed Nadim Islam

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Autor 5:  Indraneel Bhattacharyya

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