Article type: Letter to Editor
Article
title: Neurological
manifestations of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (zygomycosis)
Journal: Journal
of Indira Gandhi Institute Of Medical Sciences
Year: 2022
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Mucormycosis results from a variety of fungi that are
innocuous in the environment, but it can affect predisposed individuals with
diabetes mellitus, malignancies, or immunosuppressive therapy. In this way,
general practitioners should have a high index of suspicion to diagnose this
disease because the prognosis is primarily dependent upon the timing of the
first therapeutic intervention. During the coronavirus pandemics, the steroid
use as a standard recommendation and irrational use of antibiotics turn the
population susceptible to the resurgence of uncommon neurological diseases such
as mucormycosis. Herein, we would like to discuss recently published literature
about neurological manifestations of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis.
Keywords: Mucormycosis, zygomycosis, coronavirus,
neuroaxis, neurology
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DOI
10.4103/jigims.jigims_17_22
Citation
Rissardo
JP, Caprara AL. Neurological manifestations of rhino-orbital-cerebral
mucormycosis (zygomycosis). J Indira Gandhi Inst Med Sci 2022;8:71-2
