Turbinates involvment in rhino orbital cerebral mucormycosis in covid positive cases - A study on 100 cases

Abstract

Background: Mucormycosis also called as zygomycosis previously refers to several different diseases caused by infection with fungi belonging to the order Mucorales. Rizopus species are the most common causative organism. The infections are life threatening. Risk factors such as Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Neutropenia are present in most cases. During the pandemic period of COVID-19 2 wave rhino orbital mucormycosis was commonly effected with probable reasons are due to over dosage of steroid usage and o2 therapy, Uncontroled diabetes etc.
Aim: To know the percentage of involvement of turbinates (MT,IT)in Rhino orbito cerebral mucormycosis cases in covid positive patients by doing endoscopic sinus surgery.
Materials and Methods: A total of 100 covid positive patients with ROMM were selected and taken for radiological evaluation and selected for ESS during intraoperatively turbinates involvement with mucor (eschar/pus/crusting) was noted diagnosis of ROMM was based on CECT findings and symptoms in covid positive cases. Patients who are attending to Gandhi hospital during the pandemic of 2 wave of covid 19 were selected in study.