Invasive fungal sinusitis-A neglected but important association with COVID 19 infection and a ticking bomb

Viral B Patel; Radhika H Pandya; Shreya D Patel; Girish Mishra

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_770_21

Invasive fungal sinusitis-A neglected but important association with COVID 19 infection and a ticking bomb

J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Jul;11(7):4054-4058. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_770_21. Epub 2022 Jul 22.

Authors

Viral B Patel¹, Radhika H Pandya¹, Shreya D Patel¹, Girish Mishra²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiodiagnosis, PS Medical College and Shree Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
² Department of Otolaryngology, PS Medical College and Shree Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and influenza data worldwide has concluded that fungal coinfections associated with global SARS-coronavirus 2 (CoV-2) are likely to be missed or misdiagnosed. The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID)-19 patients, especially those who are severely ill or immunocompromised, are more likely to suffer from invasive mycoses which require early detection and treatment. We report two such cases, one of which is a case of aspergillosis of unilateral orbit and maxilla and another case is of mucormycosis infection of the paranasal sinuses and bilateral orbits.

Keywords: Aspergillosis; COVID-19 infection; RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction); SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); influenza; orbit; paranasal sinuses; rhizomucormycosis.

Publication types

Case Reports