Open AccessMucormycosis involving paranasal sinuses in a post-COVID-19 patient with an uncontrolled diabetes-A rare presentation in an ongoing pandemic
Author(s) -
Novelesh Bachchan,
Sankalp Yadav,
Gautam Rawal,
Pallawi Rai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of immunology and respiratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-012X
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijirm.2021.030
Subject(s) - mucormycosis , paranasal sinuses , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , sinus (botany) , diabetes mellitus , pandemic , covid-19 , ethmoid sinus , mortality rate , dermatology , surgery , pediatrics , endocrinology , disease , biology , botany , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genus
Mucormycosis (MCR) involving paranasal sinuses is a rare life-threatening opportunistic infection in immunocompromised individuals. In humans, MCR is considered as one of the most rapidly progressive lethal forms of fungal infection with a high mortality rate of 70–100%. During the second wave of COVID-19 in India, the cases of MCR have increased rapidly. We herein report a case of a 70-year-old Indian male with an uncontrolled diabetes diagnosed as maxillary and ethmoid sinus MCR.