Aspects of maxillar osteomyelitis in patients who had COVID-19 in Uzbekistan

Abstract

It is known to all, that Covid-19 has spread around the world in the last 1.5 years and has become a medical, economic and social problem 1. The occurrence of complications is increasing as the incidence of the infection increases. In Uzbekistan, many patients with this disease have severe complications such as maxillofacial defects and osteomyelitis within 6–8 months of the end of the acute infectious period, forcing patients to undergo long-term treatment. In the clinical case described in the article, osteomyelitis of the maxillofacial bone was observed in a patient with Covid-19 disease. The process was protracted, there were low signs of acute inflammation, the earliest period of sequestration was 6–8 months, the process continued after sequestration at the margins of the healthy bone. In many cases, the ineffectiveness of treatment due to co-morbidities (diabetes, arterial hypertension), microcirculatory, metabolic, immune and other disorders in the patient, the long course of the process is observed.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Complications
• Osteomyelitis
• Osteonecrosis of jaw