Case series of central retinal artery occlusion in COVID-19-associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis

Rhino orbital Mucormycosis caused by filamentous fungus of mucoraceae family was considered a rare disease affecting immunocompromised and diabetics with ketoacidosis until the recent COVID 19 pandemic. We are presenting a series of six cases of Rhino orbital cerebral Mucormycosis with central retinal artery occlusion. All six cases had common history of COVID 19 infection in recent past with sinusitis, proptosis and total ophthalmoplegia with central retinal artery occlusion on presentation. MR imaging showed invasive pan sinusitis with orbital and cerebral involvement. Urgent debridement was done and histopathological examination showed broad, filamentous aseptate fungi suggestive of Mucormycosis. All patients inspite of intravenous Amphotericin B with local debridement did not show any improvement and expired within a week of presentation. Hence our study shows poor prognosis of post covid 19 associated Mucormycosis with central retinal artery occlusion.

Keywords

Central retinal artery occlusion, COVID 19, Rhino orbital Mucormycosis

Citation

Kamath Gurudutt M, Jeganathan Sangeetha, Salim Sreelakshmi, Antony Reeja Mariam, Kamath Ajay R, Hiran Harshitha. Case series of central retinal artery occlusion in COVID-19-associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Jul; 71(7): 2904-2906

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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225154

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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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