Multiple maxillary periodontal abscesses as a manifestation of post-coronavirus disease 2019 mucormycosis: a case report

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 makes patients more susceptible to superinfection of fungal disease as a consequence of immunological system impairment. Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that is rare but has a high mortality rate and mostly affects patients with poorly controlled diabe...

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Main Authors: Hossein Khoshkhou, Mahboube Hasheminasab, Daryoush Goudarzi Pour, Raika Jamali, Ghazal Morshedzadeh Tehrani, Neda Moslemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-03792-6