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Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral-Mucormycosis During the COVID-19 Second Wave in 2021 – A Preliminary Report from a Single Hospital by Ritu Arora; Ruchi Goel; Samreen Khanam; Sumit Kumar; Shalin Shah; Sonam Singh; Mohit Chhabra; Ravi Meher; Nita Khurana; Tanu Sagar; Suresh Kumar; Sandeep Garg; Jyoti Kumar; Rashmi Pant; Sonal Saxena is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Purpose To list the clinico-epidemiological profile and possible risk factors of COVID-19 associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (CA-ROCM) patients presenting to a COVID dedicated hospital during the second wave of COVID-19 in India. ## Patients and Methods A cross-sectional, single-center study was done on 60 cases of probable CA-ROCM based on clinical features and supportive diagnostic nasal endoscopic findings and/or radiologic findings. Patients with recent or active COVID-19 were included. The demographic profile, clinical features, possible risk factors and diagnostic workup (microbiological, pathological and radiological) were analysed to identify the triggering factors for CA-ROCM. ## Results The age of patients ranged from 29 to 75 years and male–female ratio was 3:1. The duration between the first positive COVID report and onset of CA-ROCM was 0 to 47 days. Forty-nine (81.66%) patients had a recent COVID infection and 11 (18.33%) had active COVID infection at presentation. Thirty-five patients (58%) had ocular/orbital involvement at presentation. In the affected eye, 10 had no perception of light and in the rest visual acuity ranged from log MAR 0 to +1.5. Ocul

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Author

Ritu Arora; Ruchi Goel; Samreen Khanam; Sumit Kumar; Shalin Shah; Sonam Singh; Mohit Chhabra; Ravi Meher; Nita Khurana; Tanu Sagar; Suresh Kumar; Sandeep Garg; Jyoti Kumar; Rashmi Pant; Sonal Saxena

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)