A Case Report of Mucormycosis in a Patient with a Recent History of COVID-19 Infection in India

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dc.contributor.authorBose, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaha, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorChatterjee, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorChattopadhyay, J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T07:04:45Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T07:04:45Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Mucormycosis is an angio-invasive fungal infection that increased significantly during the 2nd wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India. The rise of cases was attributed to inflammatory changes, poor quality oxygen, immune suppression, and corticosteroid therapy. Case Presentation: This case study reports the history, treatment, and rehabilitation of a case of post-Covid-19 mucormycosis infection. The patient was admitted to the hospital following respiratory distress, at the beginning of the 2nd Covid-19 wave in India. Intravenous antibiotics, steroids, and moist O2 were administered, intensive support was provided and the patient was discharged after 13 days. Following extraction of 17, the patient reported signs of oro-antral communication which was managed by performing antral lavage and buccal advanced flap closure. Histopathological investigation of tissue salvaged during the procedure revealed the presence of fungal hyphae. Management and Prognosis: Following diagnosis, anti-fungal medication was prescribed, and a maxillectomy was performed to remove the affected tissue. On follow-up, the tissue healed with no further complications or symptoms, and rehabilitation was performed using an obturators and are movable complete denture. Histopathological investigations were carried out on the tissue salvaged during maxillectomy which confirmed Mucormycosis infection. Conclusion: The importance of histopathological investigation in the diagnosis of any infectious disease is enumerated in this paperen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology Kusum Devi Sunderlal Dugar Jain Dental College and Hospital 6, Ram Gopal Ghosh Road, Cossipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700002;en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology IPGMER– SSKM Hospital A.J.C. Bose Road Kolkata 700 020en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAwadh Dental College and Hospital NH - 33, Danga, Bhilaipahari, Jamshedpur, Dist - East Singhbhum, Jharkhand – 831012en_US
dc.identifier.citationBose S, Saha A, Chatterjee D, Chattopadhyay J.. A Case Report of Mucormycosis in a Patient with a Recent History of COVID-19 Infection in India. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Journal. 2023 Jun; 14(1): 120-123en_US
dc.identifier.issn2322-0384
dc.identifier.issn0976-1225
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218518
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherKairali Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologistsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume14en_US
dc.source.urihttps://ompj.org/files/article%2025-f6f2121ca58718ed75f604582ff73e3967772521.pdfen_US
dc.subjectMucormycosisen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectMaxillary Antrumen_US
dc.subjectHyphaeen_US
dc.subjectOxygenen_US
dc.titleA Case Report of Mucormycosis in a Patient with a Recent History of COVID-19 Infection in Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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