Oral mucormycosis in patients with haematologic malignancies in a bone marrow transplant unit |
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| Authors: | Hae Suk Cheong Sung Yong Kim Hyun Kyun Ki Jun Yeon Kim Mark Hong Lee |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Infectious Disease, Konkuk University Medical Centre, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea;2. Division of Haematology‐Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Centre, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea;3. Department of Dentistry, Konkuk University Medical Centre, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
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| Abstract: | Mucormycosis is an aggressive and life‐threatening opportunistic fungal infection, which predominantly affects immunocompromised patients. It typically manifests in rhinocerebral, pulmonary or disseminated forms in patients with immunosuppressive conditions. Mucormycosis limited to the oral cavity is rare, and to the best of our knowledge only seven cases have previously been reported in English literature. We present five consecutive cases of oral mucormycosis in patients with leukaemia, and provide a literature review. |
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| Keywords: | bone‐marrow transplant unit leukaemia mucormycosis |
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