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Mucormycosis - Case series on uninvited resident evil in COVID-19 patients

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Infectious diseases of the head and Neck region: Endemic infections and diseases specific to our area

Abstract

Mucormycosis is an aggressive opportunistic infection ascribed to the inhalation of fungal spores which, normally infect the nose and paranasal sinuses. This fulminant form commonly infects immunosuppressed human hosts, especially patients with AIDS, poorly controlled diabetes, lymphoma, leukemia, and those on long-term steroid use. The rise in patients with rhino-orbital mucormycosis associated with COVID-19 created havoc in this pandemic season. In this article, six cases of Covid-19 associated Mucormycosis are reported. The timely diagnosis and appropriate management of this deadly invasive disease can help to reduce the mortality and morbidity rate.Some healthy individuals too developed Mucormycosis (phycomycosis, zygomycosis) even when no risk factors were identified. Air conditioning can cause mucosal epithelium dryness, providing an optimal habitat for this organism to grow and multiply, thus leading to Mucormycosis.The global fatality rate for mucormycosis is 46%. Early diagnosis and therapy are crucial because mucormycosis has poor prognosis The diagnosis of mucormycosis depends on pathological findings, clinical features, and imaging, which plays a crucial role in defining the extent of the invasiveness.

DOI

10.21608/ejentas.2022.137166.1513

Keywords

Corticosteroids, COVID-19, Diabetes mellitus (T2DM), immunosuppression, mucormycosis

Authors

First Name

Nagavishnu

Last Name

Kandra

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-

Affiliation

Dr.NTR university of Health sciences

Email

vishnumedico009@gmail.com

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-

First Name

Praveen

Last Name

Uppala

MiddleName

Kumar

Affiliation

Employment ID- IPC-291, NCC-PvPI, Indian Pharmacoepia Commission

Email

praveen.chintu32@gmail.com

City

Nandyal

Orcid

0000-0002-6524-5303

First Name

Yakaiah

Last Name

Vangoori

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences

Email

yakaiahpharma143@gmail.com

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Orcid

-

First Name

Upendrarao

Last Name

U

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

JNTUK

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uupendrarao@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

SK M

Last Name

Shabana

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

JNTUH

Email

momin08shabana@gmail.com

City

Hyderabad

Orcid

-

First Name

Saibaba

Last Name

S V

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

JNTUH

Email

svsbaba70@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Lavanya

Last Name

Butti

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Dr.N T R University of Health sciences

Email

buttilavanya970@gmail.com

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-

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-

Volume

24

Article Issue

24

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39139

Issue Date

2023-01-01

Receive Date

2022-05-07

Publish Date

2023-01-01

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1

Page End

6

Print ISSN

2090-0740

Online ISSN

2090-3405

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46

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Case report

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473

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences

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https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Mucormycosis - Case series on uninvited resident evil in COVID-19 patients

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23 Dec 2024