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High prevalence of fungal and NDM-OXA producing Gram-negative bacterial superinfections in the second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 in India: Experience from a dedicated coronavirus disease 2019 hospital in North India

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introduction: During the second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), superinfection caused by fungus and multidrug-resistant bacteria worsened the severity of illness in COVID-19 patients.
Omika Katoch, Neha Sharad, Parul Singh, Sharad Srivastav, Richa Aggrawal, Rajesh Malhotra, Purva Mathur   +6 more
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A case-control study on mucormycosis in tertiary care hospital, Bhopal

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2022
Background: The term mucormycosis refers to any fungal infection caused by fungi belonging to the Mucorales order. The disease often manifests in the skin and also affects the lungs and the brain.
Manju Toppo, Devendra Gour, Rama Singodiya Lodha, Mugdha Kamble, S Keerthana   +4 more
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Mucor endophthalmitis [PDF]

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2001
ABSTRACT. Purpose: To report on a case of type 2 diabetes, with eyelid gangrene and endophthalmitis as a presenting manifestation of rhino‐orbito‐cerebral mucormycosis.Results: CECT head showed proptosis, mucosal thickening in the ethmoid sinus and hypodense lesions in the frontal and occipital lobes.
A, Bhansali, A, Sharma, A, Kashyap, A, Gupta, R J, Dash   +4 more
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Post-COVID-19 Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: A Case Series from Southern India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis (AIFR) is a serious condition with aggressive course and high mortality rates. There is an upsurge in the incidence of invasive fungal rhinosinusitis in post COVID-19 patients.
Madhavi S. Hullur, R. Bharathi, R. Bindu Madhavi, Arvind Natarajan, H.S. Brindha, S.M. Azeem Mohiyuddin, R. Kalyani, Anil Kumar Sakalecha, Bukke Ravindra Naik, K.N. Shashidhar   +9 more
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COVID-19-associated rhino-orbital- cerebral mixed mycoses with intracranial fungal granuloma – An aggressively managed rare entity

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) with intracranial extension is a fatal disease. A case of extensive ROCM, with rare intracranial fungal granuloma, seen in a COVID-19 positive young male is described.
Ekta S Sahu, Animesh Sahu, Pranav Ghodgaonkar, Keshav Lahoti, Arun Bhargava   +4 more
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The Double-Edged Sword of Immunosuppressive Therapy in Kidney Transplantation: A Rare Case Report of Pulmonary Mucormycosis Post-Transplant and Literature Review

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
Immunosuppressive therapy is improving the graft survival of kidney transplant recipients and increasing the potential risk of infection. Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare post-operative infection complication characterized with rapid deterioration and ...
Hengcheng Zhang, Hengcheng Zhang, Ke Wang, Hao Chen, Li Sun, Zijie Wang, Shuang Fei, Ruoyun Tan, Min Gu   +8 more
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Subcutaneous mycoses in a tertiary care hospital in India: Pathologist’s perspective

Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine, 2023
Background: Subcutaneous mycoses, a disease of the tropics, are usually missed or misdiagnosed in immunocompetent individuals unless sought for. The study was designed to explore the experience of diagnosing subcutaneous mycoses by histopathological ...
Rajeshwari Kumaravel Muthusamy, Sangita S. Mehta, Deepak Thangaraju   +2 more
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A Multi-Institutional Database Review of Orbital Complications and Survival Outcomes in Adult Patients with Invasive or Non-Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Background: Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (IFS) with orbital complications has remained a challenging disease over the past few decades. Only a few studies have been conducted to investigate the factors associated with orbital complications in fungal ...
Po-Teng Chiang, Sheng-Dean Luo, Ren-Wen Ho, Ching-Nung Wu, Kuan-Chung Fang, Wei-Chih Chen   +5 more
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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis Caused by Mucor Overlapping With Invasive Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Mucormycosis is a rare and invasive fungal infection with high mortality. Cases of invasive pulmonary mucormycosis that involve allergic reactions such as allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis are rarely reported.
Ruhui Zhang, Ge Jin, Yasheng Zhan, Lisha Shen, Yake Yao, Qiqi Gao, Qing Yang, Jianying Zhou, Hua Zhou   +8 more
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Innovative intra-operative rapid detection test for visualisation of mucor

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
In this manuscript, we report a rapid intra-operative detection test for visualisation of mucor, with the use of the Smartphone-based intraocular lens microscope (IOLSCOPE).
Prithvi Chandrakanth, Prasanna Venkatesh Ramesh, Trichy Narayanan Janakiram, Shruthy Vaishali Ramesh, K Aji, K S Chandrakanth, Meena K Ramesh, Ramesh Rajasekaran   +7 more
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