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Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (대한두개안면성형외과학회)
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An infant with a palatal fistula secondary to Candida infection

  • Sharma, Sarwpriya (Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and 'Smile Train' Cleft Centre, CHL Hospitals) ;
  • Chauhan, Jaideep Singh (Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and 'Smile Train' Cleft Centre, CHL Hospitals)
  • Received : 2020.04.07
  • Accepted : 2020.06.19
  • Published : 2020.06.20
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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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