Title of the Article: Paranasal Mucormycosis in COVID-19 Patient

There have been a variety of complications reported during and post- COVID infection. Recently, there has been an increase in sporadic cases of paranasal sinus mucormycosis in COVID- 19 patients. We report a case of COVID- 19 patient diagnosed to have orbital apex syndrome secondary to mucormycosis...

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Autores principales: Saldanha, Marina, Reddy, Rashmitha, Vincent, Mark Jittu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2021
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Clinical Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33903850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02574-0
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description There have been a variety of complications reported during and post- COVID infection. Recently, there has been an increase in sporadic cases of paranasal sinus mucormycosis in COVID- 19 patients. We report a case of COVID- 19 patient diagnosed to have orbital apex syndrome secondary to mucormycosis of nose and paranasal sinus requiring emergency endoscopic sinus surgery. Appropriate use of personal protective equipment and safety precautions taken by health care workers prevented the spread of the virus during surgery.
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spelling pubmed-80606842021-04-22 Title of the Article: Paranasal Mucormycosis in COVID-19 Patient Saldanha, Marina Reddy, Rashmitha Vincent, Mark Jittu Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Clinical Report There have been a variety of complications reported during and post- COVID infection. Recently, there has been an increase in sporadic cases of paranasal sinus mucormycosis in COVID- 19 patients. We report a case of COVID- 19 patient diagnosed to have orbital apex syndrome secondary to mucormycosis of nose and paranasal sinus requiring emergency endoscopic sinus surgery. Appropriate use of personal protective equipment and safety precautions taken by health care workers prevented the spread of the virus during surgery. Springer India 2021-04-22 2022-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8060684/ /pubmed/33903850 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02574-0 Text en © Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2021
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