Facial Ulcer: A Harbinger of Post-COVID-19 Mucormycosis, a Case Report

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: Facial ulcers may be the manifestation of a wide variety disorders with infective, inflammatory, granulomatous, or malignant etiopathogenesis, leading to challenges in differential diagnosis and management. Mucormycosis is an angio-invasive, rapidly spreading, potentially fatal fungal infection beginning from nose paranasal sinuses after inhalation spores, manifesting cutaneous necrotic eschar. The rhinomaxillary region commonest site involved, particularly immunocompromised individuals. incidence people coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on rise, especially India during second wave. Diabetes mellitus independent risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection, as well mucormycosis. We report elderly gentleman uncontrolled diabetes, treated who presented ulcer over left nasal ala. This case highlights importance high-index suspicion prompt aggressive multidisciplinary management mucormycosis, life-saving measure.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of skin and stem cell

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2423-7086']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/jssc.117861