Post COVID-19 rhinocerebral mucormycosis: a case report and literature review.
COVID-19
case report
diabetes
mucormycosis
rhinocerebral
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
09
02
2022
accepted:
21
06
2022
entrez:
26
10
2022
pubmed:
27
10
2022
medline:
28
10
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still remains on an upsurge trend. The second and the waves of this disease have led to panic in many countries, and some parts of the world suffering from the fourth wave. In the midst of this pandemic, COVID-19 patients are acquiring secondary infections such as mucormycosis also known as "black fungus disease". Mucormycosis is a serious, but rare opportunistic fungal infection that spreads rapidly, and hence prompt diagnosis and treatment are necessary to avoid mortality and morbidity rate. We report in this paper, a case of a diabetic patient who presented with bilateral nasal obstruction, anosmia, and frontal headache diagnosed with rhinocerebral mucormycosis developing after COVID-19 infection with a favorable outcome after a medico-surgical treatment. Through this case, we aim to aware patricians of this possible association and the importance of early diagnosis to optimize treatment outcomes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36284570
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.202.33690
pii: PAMJ-42-202
pmc: PMC9547023
doi:
Types de publication
Review
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
202Informations de copyright
Copyright: Amel El Korbi et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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