Palatal mucormycosis in a 2-month-old child: A very rare case report and a literature review
A 2-month-old Syrian male child presented with a large blackish ulcerating lesion on his hard palate, along with fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and milk regurgitation from the nose. The child was diagnosed with palatal mucormycosis by histopathology and underwent treatment with liposomal amphotericin B...
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| author | Yasser Al-Ghabra Mohammad Hamdi Ahmad Alkheder Ahmad Kammasha Shams Shamso Adham Bader Aldeen Mohsen |
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| description | A 2-month-old Syrian male child presented with a large blackish ulcerating lesion on his hard palate, along with fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and milk regurgitation from the nose. The child was diagnosed with palatal mucormycosis by histopathology and underwent treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and surgical debridement. However, despite treatment, the child's condition deteriorated, and he died from respiratory failure. An underlying immunodeficiency was not diagnosed, but the family history revealed several deaths of the child's siblings at very early ages due to poorly documented complicated metabolic syndromes. An autopsy was refused by the parents due to cultural reasons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18a09ce9c4784d868a6f9eb08278a68c2024-03-21T05:36:41ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392024-03-0143100628Palatal mucormycosis in a 2-month-old child: A very rare case report and a literature reviewYasser Al-Ghabra0Mohammad Hamdi1Ahmad Alkheder2Ahmad Kammasha3Shams Shamso4Adham Bader Aldeen Mohsen5Otorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, SyriaOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria; Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, SyriaOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria; Faculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, SyriaOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria; Corresponding author. Al- Mazzah, Damascus, SyriaOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, SyriaOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, SyriaA 2-month-old Syrian male child presented with a large blackish ulcerating lesion on his hard palate, along with fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and milk regurgitation from the nose. The child was diagnosed with palatal mucormycosis by histopathology and underwent treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and surgical debridement. However, despite treatment, the child's condition deteriorated, and he died from respiratory failure. An underlying immunodeficiency was not diagnosed, but the family history revealed several deaths of the child's siblings at very early ages due to poorly documented complicated metabolic syndromes. An autopsy was refused by the parents due to cultural reasons.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753924000022MucormycosisNecrosisHard palateLiposomal amphotericin BInfants |
| spellingShingle | Yasser Al-Ghabra Mohammad Hamdi Ahmad Alkheder Ahmad Kammasha Shams Shamso Adham Bader Aldeen Mohsen Palatal mucormycosis in a 2-month-old child: A very rare case report and a literature review Medical Mycology Case Reports Mucormycosis Necrosis Hard palate Liposomal amphotericin B Infants |
| title | Palatal mucormycosis in a 2-month-old child: A very rare case report and a literature review |
| title_full | Palatal mucormycosis in a 2-month-old child: A very rare case report and a literature review |
| title_fullStr | Palatal mucormycosis in a 2-month-old child: A very rare case report and a literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Palatal mucormycosis in a 2-month-old child: A very rare case report and a literature review |
| title_short | Palatal mucormycosis in a 2-month-old child: A very rare case report and a literature review |
| title_sort | palatal mucormycosis in a 2 month old child a very rare case report and a literature review |
| topic | Mucormycosis Necrosis Hard palate Liposomal amphotericin B Infants |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753924000022 |
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