Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
A Comparative Analysis of Treatment Modalities for Mucormycosis
Renuka S M , Siddaram Patil , Shradha Pawar , Vasim Ismail Patel
JCDR. 2023: 2196-2203
Abstract
Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection due to fungi of the order Mucorales it can lead to rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous and other forms of mucormycosis. In months of May – August 2021 unprecedented number of mucormycosis cases were seen across India where in patients were recovering from second wave of COVID 19. Treatment modalities both Conservative and surgical like Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery with debridement and Palatomaxillectomy were performed. The present study is intended to find the best treatment modality for patients based on extension of disease
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