Post-COVID mucormycosis osteomyelitis and its imaging manifestations in the North of Iran: case series.
Safa MotevasseliAli NazarpourZahra Dalili KajanZahra YousefiNegar KhosravifardFaezeh KashiNiousha RoudbariPublished in: Oral radiology (2022)
Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection that usually affects patients with immunocompromised conditions. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the following corticosteroid therapy, mucormycosis prevalence has increased. The situation may be more complicated with some underlying diseases such as diabetes mellitus. In addition, due to the vicinity of maxillary bone to the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, which are the main routes for the infection to spread, dentists, maxillofacial radiologists, and surgeons may be the first to encounter these patients. Post-COVID mucormycosis osteomyelitis is one of the complications of this infection Bone destruction and the erosion or breach of cortical boundaries of the maxilla and the bone structures in the vicinity of paranasal sinuses are the most critical radiographic findings of post-covid osteomyelitis. Herein, there are some cases of post-covid mucormycosis osteomyelitis involving the maxillary and other facial bones.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- bone mineral density
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- bone loss
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- quality improvement
- bone regeneration
- artificial intelligence
- stem cells
- metabolic syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- mesenchymal stem cells
- intensive care unit
- replacement therapy
- patient reported
- fluorescence imaging