Et tu Mucor?

Authors

  • Anadi Khatri Birat Eye Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0444-224X
  • Gunjan Prasai Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Mukesh Pandey Nepal Eye Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Muna Kharel Nepal Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Dikshya Bohara B.P. Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic studies, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Madhav Panthi Birat Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Najara Thapa Lumbini Eye Institute and Research Center, Lumbini, Nepal
  • Bhaskar Jha Bhaskar Eye Care and Glaucoma Center, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Eli Pradhan Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v13i2.39751

Keywords:

COVID-19, Expose, Mucormycosis, Public health concern

Abstract

Introduction: Recently, the Indian subcontinent has been hard hit by the second wave of COVID-19. Along with it, the region has become a hot spot for mucormycosis infection in patients with COVID-19.  The aim of this paper  is to provide a scientific overview on the status of mucormycosis in pre-COVID-19 era and on how COVID-19 could have directly or indirectly expose the hidden burden of mucormycosis globally.

Materials and methods: This paper is structured as a narrative review  and is based on relevant  published literature on both COVID-19 and mucormycosis. 

Conclusion: Mucormycosis in the pre-COVID-19 era was almost a neglected entity. It was because  the risk factors for both - More severe COVID-19 infections and Mucormycosis are almost similar – COVID-19  might have helped to expose the true magnitude of the mucormycosis and flagging it as a major public health concern requiring a revisit by medical science.

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Published

2021-11-18

How to Cite

Khatri, A. ., Prasai, G., Pandey, M., Kharel, M., Bohara, D., Panthi, M., Thapa, N. ., Jha, B., & Pradhan, E. . (2021). Et tu Mucor?. Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(2), 177–185. https://doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v13i2.39751

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Review Article

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