Introduction: COVID-19 is known to be associated with superimposed viral, fungal, and bacterial co-infections. However Sinonasal mucormycosis an uncommon entity but there significant rise in the incidence patients pneumonia mainly due prolonged hospital stay immunocompromised status of patients. These infections are highly invasive nature tend locally aggressive involving orbits and/or intracra...

Background: Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) increasing incidence in the setting of COVID-19 India and elsewhere has become a matter immediate concern. In this observational case report we have observed signs symptoms ROCM among coronavirus positive patients with reference to “Mucor code “as reported by Honavar SG 2021, cases been admitted ICU for <2weeks community hospital South In...

Fungal infections are on rise globally owing to use of immunosuppressant drugs for various diseases, increased antimicrobials and in-situ devices, long duration stay in hospitalized patients. There was sharp mucormycosis patients post COVID 19 illness which were previously limited end stage diabetic ketoacidosis. We studied the epidemiological, clinical, microbiological radiological aspects cul...

Rhino-orbital-cerebral zygomycosis afflicts primarily diabetics and immunocompromised individual, but can also occur in normal hosts rarely. We here presented an interesting case of facial nerve palsy and multiple cold abscesses of neck due to rhino-orbital-cerebral zygomycosis in an otherwise healthy man. Although some reports of facial nerve paralysis in conjunction with rhino-orbital-cerebra...

A 54-year-old diabetic male, with idiopathic CD4 + lymphocytopenia, was presented with a two-month history of headache and periocular pain followed by vertigo, left hypoacusia and left peripheral facial palsy and hypoesthesia. More than a month after admission, a palate ulcer appeared and Infectious Diseases consultation was required. Mucormycosis was suspected and the diagnosis was confirmed b...