Open AccessFUNGAL RHINO SINUSITIS DURING COVID-19 ERA
Author(s) -
Mahid Iqbal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of saidu medical college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1819-4583
DOI - 10.52206/jsmc.2021.11.4.662
Subject(s) - sinusitis , immune system , fungus , aspergillus , covid-19 , medicine , mucormycosis , diabetes mellitus , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology , disease , botany , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology
Fungal rhino sinusitis is a life threating, aggressive, angioinvasive infection caused by a group of fungai called mucormycetes and aspergillus as well1. Spores of these fungai are present in the soil, air decaying material and animal dungs. They are inhaled and swallowed to cause infection. It affects mainly immune compromised patients like uncontrolled diabetes (fungus grows and flourish at high sugar level), organ transplant individuals and patients on long term steroid therapy2. Apart from the Covid-19 the fungal infection is not contagious.