A Rare Case of Mandibular Aspergillus Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Author | Year | Sex | Age | Risk Factors | Oral Manifestation | Systemic Manifestation |
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Hovi et al. [5] | 1996 | F | 5 | Leukemia | Gingival necrosis and swelling | Fever |
Filippi et al. [2] | 1997 | M | 36 | Leukemia | Gingival necrosis, bone sequestration | Pulmonary aspergillosis |
Sandhu and Kaur [7] | 2003 | F | 35 | None | Gingival necrosis | Pulmonary aspergillosis |
Lador et al. [14] | 2006 | F | 42 | Leukemia | Gingival and alveolar mucosa necrosis | Fever |
Chugh et al. [24] | 2022 | M | 64 | Post-COVID-19 | Alveolar mucosa and bone necrosis | None |
Current | 2022 | F | 57 | None | Swelling and fistula | None |
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Faustino, I.S.P.; Ramos, J.C.; Mariz, B.A.L.A.; Papadopoulou, E.; Georgaki, M.; Nikitakis, N.G.; Vargas, P.A.; Santos-Silva, A.R.; Lopes, M.A. A Rare Case of Mandibular Aspergillus Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Patient. Dent. J. 2022, 10, 213. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10110213
Faustino ISP, Ramos JC, Mariz BALA, Papadopoulou E, Georgaki M, Nikitakis NG, Vargas PA, Santos-Silva AR, Lopes MA. A Rare Case of Mandibular Aspergillus Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Patient. Dentistry Journal. 2022; 10(11):213. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10110213
Chicago/Turabian StyleFaustino, Isabel Schausltz Pereira, Joab Cabral Ramos, Bruno Augusto Linhares Almeida Mariz, Erofili Papadopoulou, Maria Georgaki, Nikolaos G. Nikitakis, Pablo Agustin Vargas, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, and Marcio Ajudarte Lopes. 2022. "A Rare Case of Mandibular Aspergillus Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Patient" Dentistry Journal 10, no. 11: 213. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10110213
APA StyleFaustino, I. S. P., Ramos, J. C., Mariz, B. A. L. A., Papadopoulou, E., Georgaki, M., Nikitakis, N. G., Vargas, P. A., Santos-Silva, A. R., & Lopes, M. A. (2022). A Rare Case of Mandibular Aspergillus Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Patient. Dentistry Journal, 10(11), 213. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10110213