作者
Akshaya Ramaswami, Ankit Kumar Sahu, Akshay Kumar, Soorya Suresh, Archana Nair, Devansh Gupta, Rahul Chouhan, Rachana Bhat, Roshan Mathew, JA Majeed, P Aggarwal, J Nayer, M Ekka, A Thakar, G Singh, I Xess, N Wig
发表日期
2021/7/1
期刊
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
卷号
114
期号
7
页码范围
464-470
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background
Mucormycosis (MM) is a deadly opportunistic fungal infection and a large surge in COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) is occurring in India.
Aim
Our aim was to delineate the clinico-epidemiological profile and identify risk factors of CAM patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED).
Design
This was a retrospective, single-centre, observational study.
Methods
We included patients who presented with clinical features or diagnosed MM and who were previously treated for COVID-19 in last 3 months of presentation (recent COVID-19) or currently being treated for COVID-19 (active COVID-19). Information regarding clinical features of CAM, possible risk factors, examination findings, diagnostic workup including imaging and treatment details were collected.
Results
Seventy CAM patients …
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