International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Case Report
Rhino-pulmonary Mucormycosis in Post COVID-19 patient
Nagi K1*, Manners S2, Alexander A2 and Saxena SK2
1Oking Hospital and Research Centre, Kohima, Nagaland, India
2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate
Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India
*Address for Correspondence
Nagi K, Oking Hospital and Research Centre, Kohima,
Nagaland, India, Email: kezenagi77@gmail.com
Submission: 03 March, 2022
Accepted: 25 April, 2022
Published: 28 April, 2022
Copyright: © 2022 Nagi K, et al. This is an open access article
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Abstract
Invasive fungal sinusitis is a rising concern among individuals with
COVID 19, as the recent trend shows a three-fold increase in cases
during the second wave of the pandemic. Mucormycosis caused
by the fungi of the Mucorales group can manifest with florid clinical
presentations depending on the various sites it can involve, the
most common being Rhino-orbital-cerebral Mucormycosis. Current
literature review reports few cases of pulmonary mucormycosis and
even rare is the presentation with concurrent sinonasal involvement.
Here we report a case of Rhino-pulmonary mucormycosis in a Post
Covid Diabetic patient.