OCULAR MUCORMYCOSIS MAY NEED A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH ON A WAR PATH - AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
- Post-Graduate in Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Eye Hospital, Visakhapatnam, AP.
- Professor and H.O.D, Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Eye Hospital, Visakhapatnam, AP.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Eye Hospital, Visakhapatnam, AP.
Abstract
Mucor mycosis is a rare, fatal fungal infection caused by the species Rhizopus of family Mucoraceae. It has been on rise since the advent of COVID-19 pandemic due to a plethora of reasons. Ours is an observational study of ten cases of Rhino-orbito-cerebral form of mucor mycosis (ROCM) with an intention to spread awareness regarding the significant implications of ROCM. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment is the need of the hour with a multi-pronged approach with an ultimate goal of salvaging the lives. Always, clinicians should have a high suspicion of involvement of the central nervous system especially in cases with orbital involvement.
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Arasada Chitra, A. Tarakeswara Rao and M. Sri Rama Chandra Murthy (2022); OCULAR MUCORMYCOSIS MAY NEED A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH ON A WAR PATH - AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 10 (09), 937-946, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/15439
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