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Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis Patient
Allan Joseph, Puja Hazari, Kirti Somkuwar, Naveen S Yadav, Harsh Mahajan, Shweta Narwani
ABSTRACT
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by a typically saprobic organism belonging to the Zygomycetes class. Pulmonary and rhinocerebral mucormycosis are the most common types of mucormycosis. Rhinocerebral mycormycosis usually begins in the maxillary antrum, especially in diabetics who are poorly managed. Necrotizing ulceration of the palate with a blackish slough and bone exposure might result from invasion of surrounding tissue.1 This clinical report describes prosthetic management of a post surgical mucormycosis patient presenting with a disfigured face, palatal perforation and exenteration of left orbit. For the palatal defect, a removable partial denture with obturator was planned. And for the exenterated eye, a silicone orbital prosthesis was made. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6300476
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