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Post-COVID Fungal Osteomyelitis—Another Killer

Published:2023-07 Issue:Suppl 2 Volume:15 Page:S831-S836
ISSN:0976-4879
Container-title:Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
language:en
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Author:

Sodhi Surender Pal Singh¹,Brar Gursimrat Kaur¹,Sodhi Deepinder Pal Singh²,Brar Gurmeet Singh³,Gupta Sonu⁴,Malhotra Mehak¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India

2. Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Medanta—The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India

3. Rubal’s Dental Care and Smile Design Centre, Faridkot, Punjab, India

4. Department of Clinical Research, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India

Abstract

ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been sweeping across the globe as a pandemic. Based on a retrospective analysis of SARS data from worldwide, it is summarized that the fungal co-infections associated with global COVID-19 might be missed or misdiagnosed. Along with, we report case series of fungal infections in the maxilla and in the orbit, who were successfully treated for covid-19 and are on regular follow-up.

Publisher

Medknow

Subject

General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Bioengineering,General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Bioengineering

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