Comprehensive Management of Rhino‐Orbito‐Cerebral Mucormycosis Post‐COVID‐19: A Case Report

ABSTRACT Post‐COVID‐19 mucormycosis, particularly the rhino‐orbital‐cerebral form, can be life‐threatening. This case highlights the importance of maintaining high clinical suspicion, especially in patients with recent COVID‐19 history. Prompt diagnosis, aggressive surgical debridement, and antifung...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2024-12, Vol.12 (12), p.e70008-n/a
Main Authors: Dehbozorgi, Mohammad, Motazedian, Gholamreza, Fallah‐Tafti, Ali Mohammad, Nahaei, Mehryar, Jabari Nia, Ebtesam, Salari, Fateme, Nabavizadeh, Seyed Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
antifungal therapy
Bones
Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Consent
COVID-19
COVID‐19 complications
Debridement
Diabetes
Disease transmission
Editing
frontal bone infection
Fungal infections
Fungi
Headaches
Hyperglycemia
Magnetic resonance imaging
Mortality
mucormycosis (black fungus)
Oncology
Pandemics
Pathogenesis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Sinuses
Sinusitis
Steroids
Surgery
surgical debridement
Tomography
Writing
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Summary:ABSTRACT Post‐COVID‐19 mucormycosis, particularly the rhino‐orbital‐cerebral form, can be life‐threatening. This case highlights the importance of maintaining high clinical suspicion, especially in patients with recent COVID‐19 history. Prompt diagnosis, aggressive surgical debridement, and antifungal therapy are crucial for successful management, even in patients without traditional risk factors.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.70008