Mucor Mycosis in COVID-19: Case Reports

Ranjana  Deshmukh; Kavita Upadhyay; Ravindra Patwadkar; Shridhan Patil

Ranjana Deshmukh Consultant and Head, Department of Medicine, Dr. Hedgewar Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
Kavita Upadhyay Resident, DNB General Medicine, Dr. Hedgewar Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-6671
Ravindra Patwadkar HOD of Pathology Dept., Dr. Hedgewar Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
Shridhan Patil Consultant Pathologist, Dr. Hedgewar Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Keywords: Mucormycosis, COVID-19, Fungal Infections

Abstract

Coronavirus infections are associated with a wide range of bacterial and fungal co-infections. Use of steroids, monoclonal antibodies and broad spectrum antibiotics along with underlying pathogenesis may alter body homeostasis and exacerbate preexisting fungal disease. We report the cases with COVID-19 infection, which, after the course of the treatment, presented with various forms of mucormycosis infection.

How to cite this article:
Deshmukh R, Upadhyay K, Patwadkar R. Patil S. Mucor Mycosis in COVID-19: Case Reports. J Adv Res Med 2020; 7(3): 20-23.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.7181.202016

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