Mucormycosis in RT-PCR negative Covid 19 patient with newly diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report

Authors

  • Vankadari Venkata Sesha Satya Sagar Resident, Department of General Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4807-5605
  • Pallavi Yelne Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6694-5133
  • Swapneel Mathurkar Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
  • Shilpa Gaidhane Professor, Department of General Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3012-7438

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i7.37397

Keywords:

Mucormycosis, COVID 19, Diabetes Mellitus, Steroids

Abstract

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in Wuhan city of China in December 2019. Since then, the disease has spread very rapidly which has led to the current pandemic. Secondary infections are reported now a days during the illness in Covid-19 patients of any age and patients recovered from COVID 19. The high-risk conditions prone for opportunistic infections are uncontrolled blood sugar levels, prolonged steroid usage and oxygen therapy. Mucormycosis is highly invasive secondary infection. Early diagnosis along with surgical and medical intervention and control of all risk factors plays a crucial role. Delay in presentation of patient to medical care is really challenging to the physicians and ENT surgeons.

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Published

2021-07-01

How to Cite

Sagar, V. V. S. S., Yelne, P., Mathurkar, S., & Gaidhane, S. (2021). Mucormycosis in RT-PCR negative Covid 19 patient with newly diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 12(7), 149–153. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i7.37397

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 7 (2021)

Section

Case Reports

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