Open AccessFungal Nasal Polyposis during COVID-19 Pandemic - A Review of 4 Cases
Author(s) -
Vijayashree Raghavan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of communicable diseases/journal of communicable diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.151
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2581-351X
pISSN - 0019-5138
DOI - 10.24321/0019.5138.202237
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , nasal polyps , medicine , nose , allergy , dermatology , immunology , pathology , disease , surgery , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Nasal polyps are usually associated with inflammation, allergy or mucoviscidosis. The global burden of patients with COVID-19 infection, including that in the Indian sub-continent,is still very high and they are at an increased risk of developing invasive fungal infections probably due to their immunocompromised state. Here, we review 4 cases of fungal nasal polyposis in patients with an ongoing or past history of COVID-19 infection with or without associated co-morbidities.