Alternaria alternata infection associated osteomyelitis of maxilla: A rare disease entity
oleh: Vidhi Chhabra, Sanjay Rastogi, Madhumita Barua, Sanjeev Kumar
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Alternaria alternata is one of the rarest fungi associated with paranasal sinusitis. Alternaria species are pigmented (also known as dematiaceous or phaeoid) filamentous fungi, which are well-known soil saprophytes and plant pathogens that infrequently cause infection in humans mainly, cutaneous lesions. We present a case of osteomyelitis of maxilla caused by a rare fungus- A. alternata in a diabetic patient with poor glycemic control who was successfully treated with antifungal and surgical debridement over the period of 6 months.