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ReviewJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

Oral Mucormycosis: An Inevitable Complication of COVID-19.

Madhura Dattatraya Kulkarni, Saakshi Gulati, Shivangi Gupta, Robin Sabharwal, Jagadish P Rajguru, Abishek Baneerjee

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Review in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

Madhura Dattatraya KulkarniDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
Saakshi GulatiDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Shivangi GuptaDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, MMCDSR, Deemed to be University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Robin SabharwalDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Zirakpur, Odisha, India.
Jagadish P RajguruDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Hi-Tech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Abishek BaneerjeeOral Pathologist and Microbiologist, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals who have shown recovery from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are increasingly getting diagnosed with Mucormycosis or "Black fungus." It is a difficult condition to diagnose as it has symptoms that are common among a variety of diseases. Hence, it is important to identify the presenting signs and understand the underlying pathogenesis of COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis. The incidence of these mycotic infections has shown a substantial increase in current times owing to an increase in the prevalence of immunocompromised subjects, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Any suspected case of mucormycosis requires rapid diagnosis and management due to its rapid progression as well as the destructive course of infection. This article reviews the taxonomy, pathogenesis, and clinical signs along with laboratory investigations that may play a vital role in the timely diagnosis of this condition as it is mostly fatal.

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COVID-19diagnosismanagementmucormycosissigns

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PMID35800548
PMCPMC9254828

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