Abstract
Osteomyelitis is inflammation of the bone which begins as an infection of the medullary cavity with rapid involvement of the haversian systems and extension to the periosteum. Various etiological factors are involved in origin of the disease, among them fungal origin is rare. Specific feature in fungal osteomyelitis is involvement of maxillary sinus. Maxillary osteomyelitis can be classified based on the following causes: traumatic, rhinogenic, and odontogenic. I hereby report a case of fungal osteomyelitis involving maxilla in a 50-yearold man with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. This specific case was necrosed bone with analysed using Energy dispersive Xray and Scanning electron microscope analysis. This case report highlights the need of oral physician to rule out fungal origin in osteomyelitis.
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