Authors : Novelesh Bachchan, Novelesh Bachchan, Sankalp Yadav, Sankalp Yadav, Gautam Rawal, Gautam Rawal, Pallawi Rai, Pallawi Rai
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijirm.2021.030
Volume : 6
Issue : 2
Year : 2021
Page No : 137-140
Mucormycosis (MCR) involving paranasal sinuses is a rare life-threatening opportunistic infection in immunocompromised individuals. In humans, MCR is considered as one of the most rapidly progressive lethal forms of fungal infection with a high mortality rate of 70–100%. During the second wave of COVID-19 in India, the cases of MCR have increased rapidly. We herein report a case of a 70-year-old Indian male with an uncontrolled diabetes diagnosed as maxillary and ethmoid sinus MCR.
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Paranasal sinus, Mucormycosis.