Author(s): Ishwar Singh Dharmshktu, Sarita Rawat, Karuna Dhaundhiyal, Sachchidanand Pathak, Vivek Keshari, Deepak Kumar, Kamlesh Singh, Anurag Mishra

Email(s): ishwars487@gmail.com , saritarawat700@gmail.com , kardha12345@gmail.com , snpathak@kashiit.ac.in

DOI: 10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00750   

Address: Ishwar Singh Dharmshktu1,2, Sarita Rawat3,4, Karuna Dhaundhiyal3, Sachchidanand Pathak5, Vivek Keshari5, Deepak Kumar5, Kamlesh Singh5, Anurag Mishra6
1Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Dr. Susheela Tiwari Government Hospital and Medical College Haldwani Nanital Uttarakhand.
2Junior Resident- SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
3Amrapali Group of Institute, Haldwani Nainital Uttarakhand.
4PhD. Research scholar Suresh Gyan Vihar University Jaipur, Rajasthan. 5Kashi Institute of Pharmacy, Mirzamurad, Varanasi.
6Nims Institute of Pharmacy, NIMS University Jaipur Rajasthan.
*Corresponding Author

Published In:   Volume - 16,      Issue - 10,     Year - 2023


ABSTRACT:
Objectives: COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) infections have been related to a variety of fungal and bacterial co-infections. This case report includes the case of a COVID-19-infected patient who acquired rhino-orbital mucormycosis after undergoing COVID-19 treatment. We have discussed a COVID-19-infected patient who developed rhino-orbital mucormycosis during treatment in this case report8. Case Report: A 32-year-old female patient was admitted for treatment after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). She was later diagnosed with rhino-orbital mucormycosis. She received dexamethasone i.v BD and on Oxygen over the course of the admission; she developed symptoms of orbital cellulitis after few days. Soft tissue edoema was found in the left eye and paranasal sinuses on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A nasal biopsy revealed broad aseptate filamentous fungal hyphae, which led to the diagnosis of mucormycosis. Conclusions: The use of steroids and oxygen therapy often may result in the development or worsening of a fungal infection. Doctors should be concerned about the possibility of secondary invasive fungal infections in patients who already have COVID-19 infection.


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Ishwar Singh Dharmshktu, Sarita Rawat, Karuna Dhaundhiyal, Sachchidanand Pathak, Vivek Keshari, Deepak Kumar, Kamlesh Singh, Anurag Mishra. Post Covid-19 Mucormycosis (Black fungus): A Cases Report. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2023; 16(10):4607-9. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00750

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Ishwar Singh Dharmshktu, Sarita Rawat, Karuna Dhaundhiyal, Sachchidanand Pathak, Vivek Keshari, Deepak Kumar, Kamlesh Singh, Anurag Mishra. Post Covid-19 Mucormycosis (Black fungus): A Cases Report. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2023; 16(10):4607-9. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00750   Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2023-16-10-20


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