A case of COVID-19 triggered Rhino-Orbital Pulmonary Mucormycosis in Central India

Autor:	Chandra Pratap Singh Rathore, Shirin Ansari, Trupti Bajpai
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	coronavirus disease-19 mucor opportunistic infection rhino-orbital mucormycosis severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 Microbiology QR1-502 Biochemistry QD415-436
Zdroj:	Biomedical Research Journal, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 25-28 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2349-3666 2349-3674
DOI:	10.4103/bmrj.bmrj_8_21
Popis:	Mucormycosis is a rare but fatal, invasive opportunistic fungal infection generally described among immunocompromised individuals. The ongoing pandemic coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 has severely compromised the immune system of patients thereby making them vulnerable to mucormycosis, especially when they are lined up with associated comorbidities. Here, we present a case of one such 64-year-old male patient being on corticosteroids and a case of long-standing diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease. COVID-19 triggered the mucormycosis in this patient thereby leading to a condition we have described as rhino-orbital pulmonary mucormycosis.
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