International Journal of Dentistry Research 2025; 10(2): 40-43 DOI:10.31254/dentistry.2025.10203
Are the Long-Term Complications of COVID Still Haunting the Immunity?- A Rare Case Report on Isolated Mandibular Mucormycosis
Bhakti Govind Puranik1 , Mahesh Chavan2 , Madhura Jathar3 , Ashwini Desai4
1. MDS student, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sinhgad Dental College & Hospital, Pune- 411041, Maharashtra, India
2. Professor & HOD, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sinhgad Dental College & Hospital, Pune- 411041, Maharashtra, India
3. Reader, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sinhgad Dental College & Hospital, Pune- 411041, Maharashtra, India
4. Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sinhgad Dental College & Hospital, Pune- 411041, Maharashtra, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 19th May, 2025 / Revised: 1st January, 1970 / Accepted: 7th August, 2025 / Published : 31st August, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on global health, with far-reaching consequences that extend beyond the initial infection. One of the deadliest, rapidly spreading, and profound fungal diseases in humans is mucormycosis, often known as black fungus. Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection commonly seen in patients with immunocompromised states. There had been a drastic surge in cases of mucormycosis worldwide and especially in India after the SARS CoV-2 outbreak in 2021. Among the different types of mucormycosis, Rhino-orbital-cerebral involvement has mainly been observed in the recent surge of cases. Mucormycosis of the mandible is a rare fungal infection, and worldwide only few cases had been reported till date. We present a unique case with the radiographic features of what appears to be an extensive osteomyelitis of mandible but came out as mucormycosis. A rare phenomenon affecting isolated mandible.
Mucormycosis, Osteomyelitis, COVID, Cone Beam CT.
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Puranik BG, Chavan M, Jathar M, Desai A. Are the Long-Term Complications of COVID Still Haunting the Immunity?- A Rare Case Report on Isolated Mandibular Mucormycosis. Int J Dent Res 2025; 10(2):40-43. doi: 10.31254/dentistry.2025.10203
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