International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Arvind Chauhan
Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, IndiaPublications
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Research Article
Ocular Manifestation in Mucormycosis Patients in Post COVID Patients in Western Rajasthan
Author(s): Sujata Kumari*, Arvind Chauhan and Narendra Kumar
Aim: There are increasing cases of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in patients who found positive for corona virus (COVID-19). Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is main risk factor for both COVID-19 and mucormycosis. We aim to find out ocular manifestation of mucormycosis in post COVID patients. Material and methods: we conducted a study in 110 patients at Dr. S.N. medical college, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. We selected all the details of case reports/series of patients with mucormycosis and COVID-19 who came to OPD during COVID pandemic with chief complain of upper respiratory tract infection like fever, cold, cough. Then, we analyzed the patients according to associated co-morbidities, location of mucormycosis, use of steroids and ocular complaints of mucormycosis. Results: we selected 110 patients for the study who found positive for .. Read More»
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