Post-COVID pulmonary mucormycosis- A case report

---

Case Report

Author Details : Vijay Kumar Chennamchetty, Sowmya Adimulapu, Balaji Patel Kola, Michelle De Padua, Ambika C, M. V. Raghavendra Rao*

Volume : 6, Issue : 1, Year : 2021

Article Page : 62-66

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijirm.2021.014

Suggest article by email

Get Permission

---

Abstract

The fungal infection clinically referred as mycormycosis also zygomycosis are common infections to human where causative agent i.e., Mucoromycotina is member of mucorales. The causative agent mucoromycotina habitats in soil and decaying organic matter. The mycoromycotina infection remains associated with wide array of human disease including septic arthritis, dialysis-associated peritonitis, renal disorders, gastritis, and pulmonary diseases. These infections are closely associated with mucous layer of skin precisely cutaneous layer. These infections are also seen in clinical samples to nasal and upper respiratory tract. The higher prevalence of nasal cerebral i.e. rhinocerebral mycormycosis reported in case of immune compromised patients that trigger colonization of R. oryzae. In chronic state as infection reaches to lower respiratory tract these infection are difficult to diagnose and treat due to lack of precise methods. It has been reported neutropenia patients are more prone for mycormycosis infections due to extensive use of chemotherapy resulting impaired immunity. In recent time, necrotizing pneumonia is major symptoms reported in case of pulmonary mycormycosis. The common antifungal medication based clinical symptoms such as dyspnea, congestion and chest pain with rise in body temperature itraconozole is highly recommended. Further, a combination of antifungal and antimicrobial agents had shown a significant higher clinical recovery in mycormycosis case.

Keywords: Amphotericin B, Hyponatremia, Itraconazole, Voriconazole, Oral Posaconazole.

How to cite : Chennamchetty V K, Adimulapu S , Kola B P, Padua M D, Ambika C, Rao M V R, Post-COVID pulmonary mucormycosis- A case report. IP Indian J Immunol Respir Med 2021;6(1):62-66

This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.