A clinical study of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in western Maharashtra
ROCM affects older males. Immunosuppression due to COVID-19 infection, diabetes mellitus, and corticosteroid use in the management of COVID-19 are the main risk factors for the development of ROCM. Antifungal therapy along with surgical debridement decreases mortality.
Authors
- Varsha Manade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4934-3579)
- Megha Kotecha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0022-3242)
Institutions
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2_24
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78