Open AccessInvasive mucormycosis in post COVID-19 infection: Case report with review
Author(s) -
Sunil Vitthalrao Jagtap,
Swati Sunil Jagtap,
Vaidehi Nagar,
Kaushiki Varshney
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ip archives of cytology and histopathology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-5725
pISSN - 2456-9267
DOI - 10.18231/j.achr.2021.033
Subject(s) - mucormycosis , medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , dermatology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
COVID-19 is an infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Now there are increased cases with super infections by mucormycosis, which were rarely reported in the beginning of the current pandemic of COVID 19. Herewith a case of 47 year-old male patient of post COVID-19 infection having severe hypoxia and was on ventilator, received steroid treatment and also known case of HIV/AIDS. Now admitted to our hospital having fever, facial pain, and swelling mid-face region. His RT-PCR test was positive. On clinical, radio imaging and on histopathological findings diagnosed as maxillary mucormycosis. We are presenting this rare case for its clinical, radio imaging, and on histopathological findings.