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ArticleCase reports in dentistry2025

COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis Mimicking Odontogenic Pain: A Report of Three Cases.

Pegah Sarraf, Mahboube Hasheminasab, Mehrfam Khoshkhounejad, Seyed Ali Abaee, Pardis Akbari, Mohammad Hossein Nekoofar, Paul M H Dummer

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Pegah SarrafDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2432-7839
Mahboube HasheminasabDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-7866
Mehrfam KhoshkhounejadDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8967-4022
Seyed Ali AbaeeDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2894-9165
Pardis AkbariDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Hossein NekoofarDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0530-8621
Paul M H DummerSchool of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0726-7467

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Aim: The aim of this study was to present three cases of COVID-19-related mucormycosis mimicking endodontic pain and to discuss the relevant dental and medical literature for this potential life-threatening disease. Summary: Mucormycosis (previously called zygomycosis) is a rare but serious infection caused by a group of fungi called mucormycetes. Mucormycosis mainly affects people who are medically compromised and have systemic health conditions or take drugs that lower their immune response. There has been an increase in case reports/series of mucormycosis in individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. This is likely attributable to the high doses and prolonged use of corticosteroids in the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. This increase in the prevalence of the condition is of importance, primarily because the fatality rate of patients with mucormycosis is high. Moreover, rapid growth and dissemination into soft tissue and bone with angioinvasion of the fungus are common, and delays in diagnosis can be fatal. This report describes three cases of mucormycosis that were associated with COVID-19 and presented with symptoms that mimicked odontogenic pain.

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