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ArticleMedical mycology case reports2024

Palatal mucormycosis in a 2-month-old child: A very rare case report and a literature review.

Yasser Al-Ghabra, Mohammad Hamdi, Ahmad Alkheder, Ahmad Kammasha, Shams Shamso, Adham Bader Aldeen Mohsen

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Yasser Al-GhabraOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Mohammad HamdiOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Ahmad AlkhederOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Ahmad KammashaOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Shams ShamsoOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Adham Bader Aldeen MohsenOtorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.

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Abstract

A 2-month-old Syrian male child presented with a large blackish ulcerating lesion on his hard palate, along with fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and milk regurgitation from the nose. The child was diagnosed with palatal mucormycosis by histopathology and underwent treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and surgical debridement. However, despite treatment, the child's condition deteriorated, and he died from respiratory failure. An underlying immunodeficiency was not diagnosed, but the family history revealed several deaths of the child's siblings at very early ages due to poorly documented complicated metabolic syndromes. An autopsy was refused by the parents due to cultural reasons.

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Hard palateInfantsLiposomal amphotericin BMucormycosisNecrosis

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PMID38318119
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