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To report a case of invasive rhino-orbital mucormycosis developing as a secondary fungal co-infection during treatment for COVID-19 in a diabetic patient.

September 30, 2020CureusOpen Access

Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis Associated With COVID-19

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SMSalil MehtaLilavati Hospital & Research Centre APAbha PandeyGuru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

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Case report reveals secondary rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a diabetic COVID-19 patient, highlighting risks associated with immunosuppressive steroid therapy.

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To report a case of invasive rhino-orbital mucormycosis developing as a secondary fungal co-infection during treatment for COVID-19 in a diabetic patient.
Evaluated a 60-year-old male with longstanding diabetes admitted with RT-PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Administered parenteral meropenem, oral oseltamivir, and parenteral methylprednisolone, subsequently performing brain and orbital MRI and nasal biopsy upon onset of orbital cellulitis signs.
Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated soft tissue swelling in the right preseptal, malar, premaxillary, and retrobulbar regions along with paranasal sinusitis.
Histopathological analysis of nasal biopsy tissue and fungal culture confirmed mucormycosis, demonstrating broad aseptate filamentous fungal hyphae.

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Mehta et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa91d3e13f551325b04e494 https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10726

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Case report reveals secondary rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a diabetic COVID-19 patient, highlighting risks associated with immunosuppressive steroid therapy.

Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis Associated With COVID-19

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