Presumptive Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis Secondary to Corticosteroid Therapy in a Diabetic Patient With COVID-19 Infection

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the widespread use of steroids as a life-saving measure. In patients with preexisting diabetes, the therapeutic use of steroids coupled with poorly controlled sugar has led to a surge of mucormycosis. We report a rare case of orbital apex s...

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Autores principales: Sidhu, Jasvinjeet K, Wan Hitam, Wan-Hazabbah, Ahmad Tajudin, Liza Sharmini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Ophthalmology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10032174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36968851
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35199

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10032174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36968851
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35199

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