Open Accesscase report of osteoarticular mucormycosis in post COVID - 19 Patient
Author(s) -
Bhavini Shah,
Sandip C Shah,
Harsh Toshniwal,
Mitkumar Dharsandiya,
Krutarth Shah,
Chinjal Panchal,
Saifali Agarwal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-1303
pISSN - 2454-129X
DOI - 10.32677/ijcr.v8i2.3272
Subject(s) - mucormycosis , medicine , covid-19 , rare disease , surgery , dermatology , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Mucormycosis is a rare invasive fungal disease often seen in immuno-compromised individuals.The Mucormycosis cases increased in COVID-19 patients from March – June 2021. Here we report a case of 61 year old male hypertensive patient with COVID-19 who was treated with antibioticsand steroids for recovery. After treatment he developed secondary infection of osteoarticular mucormycosis which is uncommon and rare. We report this case here in detail.