Open AccessBilateral blindness in a young male of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis: A case report
Author(s) -
Rajwinder Kaur,
Akriti Sehgal,
Balbir Khan,
Grace Budhiraja,
Arnav Kr Roychoudhury,
Manjot Kaur
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_3141_21
Subject(s) - medicine , mucormycosis , central retinal artery occlusion , blindness , rare disease , disease , surgery , dermatology , pathology , visual acuity , optometry
The storm of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) has not yet settled, and it has proven itself a disfiguring and potentially life-threatening disease, complicating the course of COVID-19 infection. Mucormycosis is a rare but devastating fungal infection caused by filamentous fungi of the family Mucoraceae. We report a rare case of a 37-year-old diabetic male with bilateral rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) where it leads to bilateral central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) as manifestation of the disease. Bilateral CRAO secondary to ROCM is extremely rare. A strong suspicion of CAM in uncontrolled diabetics can result in early diagnosis and management.