Open AccessRhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis: An epidemiological study from a tertiary care referral center in Western India
Author(s) -
Ravija Patel,
Jignesh Jethva,
Purvi Bhagat,
Vipul Prajapati,
Hemangini Thakkar,
Kamini Prajapati
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2943_21
Subject(s) - mucormycosis , medicine , epidemiology , diabetes mellitus , dermatology , fulminant , paranasal sinuses , nose , surgery , malignancy , pediatrics , endocrinology
Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is a rare opportunistic fungal infection with a fulminant course and an often fatal outcome. It can occur in immune-compromised patients such as those having uncontrolled diabetes, on long-term corticosteroid or immunosuppressive therapy, with COVID-19 infection, renal failure, AIDS, malignancy, or organ transplant. The aim of our study was to study the epidemiology of mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients and identify its risk factors.