Mucormycosis of the Palate and its Post-Surgical Management: A Case Report

• Published in: Journal of international oral health 2015-12, Vol.7 (12), p.134
• Main Authors: Naveen, S, Subbulakshmi, A Cicilia, Raj, S Babu Susai, Rathinasamy, Ranganathan, Vikram, S, Raj, Sabitha Gokul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Defects; Diabetes; Family medical history; Fungal infections; Gangrene; Patient satisfaction; Physiology; Sinuses; Teeth
• ISSN: 0976-7428; 0976-1799

The aim of this article is to discuss a case report of palatal mucormycosis and its post-surgical management and to add another case in point to the existing literature. This is an interesting case report of a 47-year-old male who reported to our clinic with the complaint of ill-fitting denture. On edifying history, he was a known case of uncontrolled diabetes that was surgically treated by partial maxillectomy for palatal mucormycosis a year back. On examination, the patient presented with a large oro-nasal communication with an ill-fitting obturator. He was managed by replacement of the old obturator with a new denture bearing self-stabilizing obturator. To conclude it is ingenious for the dentist to consider mucormycosis in the differential diagnosis of palatal necrosis and perforation especially in elderly patients who are immunocompromised. The obturator serves the best treatment of choice in terms of immediate reconstruction, lack of complication such as osteoradionecrosis, patient acceptance, cheap and restoring the physiological functions.