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ArticleCureus2020

Mucormycosis Following Tooth Extraction in a Diabetic Patient: A Case Report.

Rajashri R, Muthusekhar M R, Santhosh P Kumar

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pattern-based clinical recognition of diabetes-associatedFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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  2. Oral Manifestations of Mucormycosis: A Systematic Review.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rajashri ROral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND.
Muthusekhar M ROral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND.
Santhosh P KumarOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Saveetha University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare, opportunistic fungal infection, which can progress acutely or subacutely in immunosuppressed patients. It is a devastating disease in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and immunocompromised conditions. It causes decaying and extensive lesions of the soft tissue caused by fungi belonging to the order of Mucorales and is often fatal. Due to its aggressive nature, early detection and prompt management are of great importance for a good prognosis. We report a case of mucormycosis post-dental extraction in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.

Indexed as

amphotericin bct (computed tomography) imagingdental extractiondiabetes mellitusfunctional endoscopic sinus surgeryfungal infectionimmunocompromisedmucormycosisrhino orbito cerebralsinusitis

Identifiers

PMID32944471
PMCPMC7489795
OpenAlexW3049710335

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