2021
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_310_21
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Rise of the phoenix: Mucormycosis in COVID-19 times

Abstract: Purpose: Rhino-orbital mucormycosis in times of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Aims: The aim of the study was to document cases of rhino-orbital mucormycosis seen at our Regional Institute of Ophthalmology during COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) times. Methods: The study is a retrospective, institutional cohort, interventional study. It was carried out at our Regional Institute of Ophthalmology from September 2020 to mid-March 2021. All patien… Show more

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“…The reported organisms were Rhizopus spp. [ 24 , 31 , 36 , 41 44 , 47 , 49 , 51 , 55 ] and the others were reported as unspecified Mucorale [ 25 , 26 , 30 , 33 35 , 37 , 40 , 45 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 ]. The management of mucormycosis is usually difficult and requires urgent medical and surgical debridement while the choice of drug to treat mucormycosis is Amphotericin B [ 23 , 57 ] and Amphotericin was used in 23 of the included studies [ 24 26 , 30 37 , 40 44 , 46 , 47 , 49 – 54 ] and surgical debridement was reported in 20 of the included studies [ 24 26 , 30 , 32 37 , 40 , 44 47 , 50 – 54 ].…”
Section: Clinical Features and Managementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The reported organisms were Rhizopus spp. [ 24 , 31 , 36 , 41 44 , 47 , 49 , 51 , 55 ] and the others were reported as unspecified Mucorale [ 25 , 26 , 30 , 33 35 , 37 , 40 , 45 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 ]. The management of mucormycosis is usually difficult and requires urgent medical and surgical debridement while the choice of drug to treat mucormycosis is Amphotericin B [ 23 , 57 ] and Amphotericin was used in 23 of the included studies [ 24 26 , 30 37 , 40 44 , 46 , 47 , 49 – 54 ] and surgical debridement was reported in 20 of the included studies [ 24 26 , 30 , 32 37 , 40 , 44 47 , 50 – 54 ].…”
Section: Clinical Features and Managementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a report, Dang et al described their FDG-PET/CT findings in a case of pulmonary mucormycosis as prominent peripheral uptake in a heterogeneous soft tissue mass 74 . Recent studies have also begun to recognize increased rhino-orbital mucormycosis susceptibility in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 infection 75 .…”
Section: Mucormycosismentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 6 Mucormycosis infiltrates the vascular lamina, causing infarction and necrosis as well as inflammation. 7 Progressive tissue necrosis can occur at different anatomical sites depending on how fungal exposure takes place. This can be through inhalation, ingestion, direct contact or traumatic innoculation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%