Arch Craniofac Surg.  2020 Jun;21(3):206-209. 10.7181/acfs.2020.00136.

An infant with a palatal fistula secondary to Candida infection

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  • 1Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and ‘Smile Train’ Cleft Centre, CHL Hospitals, Indore, India

Abstract

Candida osteomyelitis affecting maxillofacial bones has been scantly documented in the literature. Infantile osteomyelitis is an uncommon and life-threatening disease. Candida osteomyelitis causes significant morbidity. The present report describes a case of a 9-month-old infant with infantile osteomyelitis secondary to Candida infection. This report describes its presentation and the management of palatal fistula in an infant.

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Infantile osteomyelitis; Osteomyelitis; Palatal fistula
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