Invasive pulmonary and sino-orbital mucor mycosis in patient with SARS-Cov-2 infection with diabetic ketoacidosis

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Patients with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-Cov-2) are susceptible for developing fungal infection due to uncontrolled diabetes or immunosuppression. A 46 years male presented diabetic ketoacidosis, failure peri orbital blackish discoloration SARS-Cov-2 positive report. Computed tomography (CT) chest was suggestive of perihilar ground glass opacity and multiple thick-walled cavities. Left nasal cavity scrapings revealed hyaline aseptate hyphae growth Rhizopus arrhizus. Patient initially managed conservatively liposomal amphotericin B but later underwent exenteration finally succumbed. We want emphasize higher mortality aggressive management mucor mycosis when it occurs as a concurrent illness.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Advances in Medicine

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2349-3925', '2349-3933']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20212870