Image challenge: A diabetic man with facial swelling following recent Covid-19 infection

Melissa Chowdhury; Junko Takata; Issa Beegun; Chris Burd; Taranjit Tatla; Tumena Corrah

doi:10.1016/j.clinpr.2021.100129

Image challenge: A diabetic man with facial swelling following recent Covid-19 infection

Clin Infect Pract. 2022 Jan:13:100129. doi: 10.1016/j.clinpr.2021.100129. Epub 2021 Dec 8.

Authors

Melissa Chowdhury¹, Junko Takata¹, Issa Beegun², Chris Burd³, Taranjit Tatla², Tumena Corrah¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
² Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
³ Department of Radiology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.

Abstract

A 68-year-old man with diabetes presented with shortness of breath, left sided facial swelling, and nasal discharge. He had recently returned from India and PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. CT head and diffusion-weighted MRI sinuses were performed and the patient underwent endoscopic sinus surgery before being transferred to a specialist skull base centre.

Keywords: COVID-19; Clinical mycology; Delta Variant; Fungal infections; Mucor; Mucormycosis; Rhino-orbital-cerebral infections.

Publication types

Case Reports