دورية أكاديمية
COVID-19 Associated Mucormycosis with Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus in Young Males – A Tertiary Care Experience
| العنوان: | COVID-19 Associated Mucormycosis with Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus in Young Males – A Tertiary Care Experience |
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| المؤلفون: | Sahil Kapoor, Poonam Kumar Saidha, Ayushi Gupta, Urvi Saini, Sneha Satya |
| المصدر: | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 26, Iss 03, Pp e470-e477 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda., 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Otorhinolaryngology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | mucormycosis, covid-19, sars-cov-2, opportunistic infections, Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, RF1-547 |
| الوصف: | Introduction Patients with a history of or active COVID-19 infection are predisposed to the development of opportunist bacterial and fungal infections. A rising incidence of a rare occurring fungal infection earlier, called mucormycosis, has been reported in abundance across the globe since March 2021, especially in India just as the second wave of COVID-19 began, caused by the trifecta of hyperglycemia (new-onset or exacerbation of pre-existing diabetes), oxygen therapy (invasive or noninvasive ventilation), and prolonged intake of steroids. Objective The present study aimed at assessing the prevalence of post-COVID mucormycosis in males of younger age group and spread of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM). Methods A case-control study was performed over a period of 3 months among 60 male patients with confirmed diagnosis of mucormycosis. Individuals 40 years old were included as controls (n = 30). Disease spread was assessed in three types of ROCM, that is, rhinomaxillary, rhino-orbital, and rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis. Results In the control group, the mean age was 48.47 years old, the mean HbA1c was 10.62 ± 1.88%, with most of them suffering from rhino-orbital mucormycosis. In the case group, the mean age was 31.57 years old, with a mean HbA1c of 10.11 ± 2.46%, and most patients had rhinomaxillary mucormycosis. The duration of steroid intake and mode of oxygen therapy were found to be significant in the severity of ROCM. Conclusion Rising cases of post-COVID mucormycosis have brought to light the fatal consequences of prolonged use of steroids and oxygen therapy towards the development and spread of ROCM among young and middle-aged males. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1809-9777 1809-4864 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1809-9777; https://doaj.org/toc/1809-4864 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0042-1748927 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/14d565ec7b2947beb29d4474b9c0ea38 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.14d565ec7b2947beb29d4474b9c0ea38 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 18099777 18094864 |
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| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0042-1748927 |