Secondary cutaneous mucormycosis post-COVID-19: Case series from a tertiary center

Secondary cutaneous mucormycosis post-COVID-19: Case series from a tertiary center

Background: Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive mucorales fungal infection. Cutaneous type formed 10.5% of cases in India in precovid-19 era. Glucocorticoid-induced immunosuppression and hyperglycemia, reusable oxygen humidifiers in COVID-19 therapy, and preexisting uncontrolled diabetes mellitus contr...

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Main Authors: B Abhirami, Prabhat Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Satyendra Prasad Yadav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
cutaneous mucormycosis
diabetes mellitus
eschar
post-covid-19
steroid induced
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2022;volume=67;issue=2;spage=206;epage=206;aulast=Abhirami

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