Rhino Maxillary Mucormycosis During the Covid-19 Third Wave: A Case Report


Authors : Dr.Kalpana Poudel; Dr. Gopa Kumar R. Nair; Dr. Saroj Poudel; Dr. Saroj Pokhrel; Dr. Jyoti Gupta; Dr. Rekha Poudel; Dr. Krishna Gopal Sharma; Dr. Kushdeeep Kumar Gupta

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 2 - February

Google Scholar : https://bit.ly/3IIfn9N

Scribd : https://bit.ly/3mfmbWO

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7691927

- With the surge of cases during the third wave of COVID-19, India faced a number of Mucormycosis cases, a rare but potentially fatal fungal infection, caused by the mucormycetes. The increased prevalence of Mucormycosis among COVID-19 patients may be associated with increased use of steroids, or the possible immunocompromised state caused by SARS-CoV2 or coexisting conditions such as diabetes mellitus. Presenting a case of Rhinomaxillary Mucormycosis where patient presented with a complaint of ulcerative lesion on palate. A diagnosis of Mucormycosis was established after Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography (CECT) and cytology. Management was planned with antifungal therapy and surgical intervention. Due to immunocompromised state patient couldn’t survive

Keywords : COVID-19, Mucormycosis, Immunocomprised, Diabetes.

CALL FOR PAPERS


Paper Submission Last Date
31 - March - 2024

Paper Review Notification
In 1-2 Days

Paper Publishing
In 2-3 Days

Video Explanation for Published paper

Never miss an update from Papermashup

Get notified about the latest tutorials and downloads.

Subscribe by Email

Get alerts directly into your inbox after each post and stay updated.
Subscribe
OR

Subscribe by RSS

Add our RSS to your feedreader to get regular updates from us.
Subscribe