Open AccessCase Series of Mucormycosis in Post COVID 19 Patients with Hematological Malignancies in Ongoing Pandemic
Author(s) -
Shivantha Amarnath
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of medical science and clinical research studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2767-8342
pISSN - 2767-8326
DOI - 10.47191/ijmscrs/v2-i2-11
Subject(s) - mucormycosis , pandemic , hematologic malignancy , malignancy , covid-19 , medicine , hematological malignancy , immunology , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a lethal infection caused by saprophytic fungi in immunocompromised patients. Haematological malignancy patients with superseeded COVID 19 infection are more predisposed to mucormycosis with high mortality.
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