Acute Invasive Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis in a Patient With

Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg · Mar 2021

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Acute Invasive Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis in a Patient With COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis is a rare, although highly morbid, infection primarily affecting immunosuppressed individuals. The same population is at particularly high risk of complications and mortality in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related acute respiratory distress syndrome. The authors present a case of acute invasive fungal rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19 and discuss the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of fungal coinfections in COVID-19. Prompt recognition, initiation of therapy, and consideration of the challenges of rapidly evolving COVID-19 therapy guidelines are important for improving patient survival.

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- Zesemayat K Mekonnen, Davin C Ashraf, Tyler Jankowski, Seanna R Grob, M Reza Vagefi, Robert C Kersten, Jeffry P Simko, and Bryan J Winn.
- School of Medicine.
- Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Mar 1; 37 (2): e40-e80.
AbstractAcute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis is a rare, although highly morbid, infection primarily affecting immunosuppressed individuals. The same population is at particularly high risk of complications and mortality in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related acute respiratory distress syndrome. The authors present a case of acute invasive fungal rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19 and discuss the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of fungal coinfections in COVID-19. Prompt recognition, initiation of therapy, and consideration of the challenges of rapidly evolving COVID-19 therapy guidelines are important for improving patient survival.Copyright © 2020 The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc.

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