Invasive fungal sinusitis-A neglected but important association with COVID 19 infection and a ticking bomb.
case_series · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_770_21 and PMC identifier 9648266.
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Abstract
A retrospective analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and influenza data worldwide has concluded that fungal coinfections associated with global SARS-coronavirus 2 (CoV-2) are likely to be missed or misdiagnosed. The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID)-19 patients, especially those who are severely ill or immunocompromised, are more likely to suffer from invasive mycoses which require early detection and treatment. We report two such cases, one of which is a case of aspergillosis of unilateral orbit and maxilla and another case is of mucormycosis infection of the paranasal sinuses and bilateral orbits.