2023
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.42652
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A Case of Post-COVID-19 Rhino-Cerebral Mucormycosis in an Immunocompromised Patient

Abstract: Mucormycosis is a fulminant angioinvasive fungal infection that occurs in an immunocompromised condition, most commonly in diabetic patients. Rhino-cerebral and pulmonary infections are common but may also lead to disseminated disease associated with a high mortality rate (almost 100%). Here we report on an elderly diabetic lady presented with a headache and altered level of consciousness and periorbital swelling following coronavirus disease 2019 . Imaging studies revealed a single large space-occupying lesio… Show more

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