Fatma Dhieb1, Meriem Jrad1*, Nour Ben Ghorbel1, Meriem Boumediene1, Rym Lahiani2 and Ines Riahi2>
1Department of Radiology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
2Department of Otolaryngology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
*Corresponding Author: Meriem Jrad, Department of Radiology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Received: October 02, 2021; Published: November 18, 2021
Only a few cases of co-infection of Covid 19 and mucormycosis have been reviewed in literature.
We are presenting a case of a 59 years old diabetic female patient who had a rhino-orbito-cerebral fungal infection one month after being diagnosed positive to Covid-19.
While she was infected by the virus the patient was treated ambulatory with broad spectrum antibiotic therapy and methylprednisolone.
One month after, the patient was admitted to hospital due to nasal obstruction with right purulent rhinorrhea, headache, unilateral right side facial pain, swelling of the right eye, and severe decreased visual acuity with no perception of light. The examination highlighted a right complete ophthalmoplegia with areflective mydriasis, chemosis and periorbital cellulitis. A necrosis of the right side of nasal was seen in nasal endoscopy. Sinusal evacuation and debridement surgery was done, and the patient was put on broad antibiotics in addition to IV liposomal Amphotericin B.
Mucormycosis is a severe infection and often a fatal infection. Our report shows that physicians should consider the potential of secondary invasive fungal infection in patient suffering with Covid-19.
Keywords: Mucormycosis; Covid19; Invasive Fungal Infection; CT Scan; MRI
Citation: Meriem Jrad., et al. “Post-Covid 19 Rhino-orbito-cerebral Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient: A Case Report”. Acta Scientific Neurology 4.12 (2021): 37-40.
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