A Case of Fatal Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis Associated With New Onset Diabetic Ketoacidosis and COVID-19
2021; Cureus, Inc.; Linguagem: Inglês
10.7759/cureus.13163
ISSN2168-8184
AutoresSalomón Waizel‐Haiat, José Alberto Guerrero-Paz, Luis Alejandro Sánchez‐Hurtado, Salvador Calleja‐Alarcón, Laura Romero‐Gutiérrez,
Tópico(s)Antibiotic Use and Resistance
ResumoMucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection, often acute and extremely severe, occurring in patients with an underlying condition. Coinfection in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported, often bacterial. A 24-year-old female is presented with acute fatal rhino-orbital mucormycosis and COVID-19. We report one of the first cases of rhino-orbital mucormycosis and COVID-19. With this case, we highlight the importance of considering mycotic coinfection in COVID-19 patients with diabetes.
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