A case report of osteoarticular mucormycosis in post COVID - 19 Patient

Authors

  • Bhavini Shah Head of Microbiology Department, Neuberg Supratech Refernce Laboratory, Ahmedabad
  • Sandip C Shah
  • Harsh Toshniwal
  • Mitkumar Dharsandiya
  • Krutarth Shah
  • Chinjal Panchal
  • Saifali Agarwal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v8i2.3272

Keywords:

COVID-19, Osteoarticular mucormycosis, Treatment

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare invasive fungal disease often seen in immuno-compromised individuals.The Mucormycosis cases increased in COVID-19 patients from March – June 2021. Here we report a case of 61 year old male hypertensive patient with COVID-19 who was treated with antibioticsand steroids for recovery. After treatment he developed secondary infection of osteoarticular mucormycosis which is uncommon and rare. We report this case here  in detail.

 

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Published

2022-02-26

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022): February

Section

Case Report

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Copyright (c) 2022 Bhavini shah, Sandip C Shah, Harsh Toshniwal, Mitkumar Dharsandiya, Krutarth Shah, Chinjal Panchal, Saifali Agarwal

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How to Cite

A case report of osteoarticular mucormycosis in post COVID - 19 Patient. (2022). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 8(2), 46-48. https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v8i2.3272

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