Affiliation:
1. Postgraduate Department Of Microbiology GMC Srinagar
2. Postgraduate Department Of Pathology GMC Srinagar
Abstract
Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive disease caused by saprophytic fungi of the order Mucorales. There are growing reports
of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in people with SARS COV-2, especially those from India. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a
very dangerous factor in COVID-19 and mucormycosis. We aim to conduct a retrospective study to determine patient characteristics of
mucormycosis and COVID-19 from December 2020 to December 2021 at our tertiary care hospital, North India. During our study time, we have
come across 7 such patients. Diabetes mellitus was a major risk factor for all patients with rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis. There was a high
prevalence among males and the average age of presentation was 51years. All patients received the same treatment with steroids and amphotericin
B as well as local anesthetics. Deaths were 42.8%. Our study concludes that patients infected with COVID 19 are easily infected with
mucormycetes due to immunosuppression, dysfunction of phagocytes and lymphocytes, and the use of antibodies and steroids.