Atypical Presentations of Post-Covid Mucormycosis

Bharat Ganesh  Deshmukh; Parima Pal

Bharat Ganesh Deshmukh MS ENT, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dr Hedgewar Rugnalaya, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
Parima Pal DNB ENT, Final Year Resident, Dr Hedgewar Rugnalaya, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Keywords: Mucormycosis, Covid 19, Post Covid Mucor

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection affecting multiple organ systems, most commonly causing invasive fungal sinusitis. In the post covid era, it caused a flare-up in a number of cases for a few months in tropical countries of South East Asia causing significant deaths in susceptible subjects. A few abnormal presentations of this infection have been described and discussed below.

How to cite this article:
Deshmukh BG, Pal P. Atypical Presentations of Post-Covid Mucormycosis. Int J Preven Curat Comm Med. 2022;8(3):1-5.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2454.325X.202202

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