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Satyanarayana G, Enriquez KT, Sun T, Klein EJ, Abidi M, Advani SM, Awosika J, Bakouny Z, Bashir B, Berg S, Bernardes M, Egan PC, Elkrief A, Feldman LE, Friese CR, Goel S, Gomez CG, Grant KL, Griffiths EA, Gulati S, Gupta S, Hwang C, Jain J, Jani C, Kaltsas A, Kasi A, Khan H, Knox N, Koshkin VS, Kwon DH, Labaki C, Lyman GH, McKay RR, McNair C, Nagaraj G, Nakasone ES, Nguyen R, Nonato TK, Olszewski AJ, Panagiotou OA, Puc M, Razavi P, Robilotti EV, Santos-Dutra M, Schmidt AL, Shah DP, Shah SA, Vieira K, Weissmann LB, Wise-Draper TM, Wu U, Wu JTY, Choueiri TK, Mishra S, Warner JL, French B, Farmakiotis D. Coinfections in Patients with Cancer and COVID-19: A COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) Study. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofac037. [PMID: 35198648 PMCID: PMC8860152 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background The frequency of coinfections and their association with outcomes have not been adequately studied among patients with cancer and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a high-risk group for coinfection. Methods We included adult (≥18 years) patients with active or prior hematologic or invasive solid malignancies and laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection, using data from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19, NCT04354701). We captured coinfections within ±2 weeks from diagnosis of COVID-19, identified factors cross-sectionally associated with risk of coinfection, and quantified the association of coinfections with 30-day mortality. Results Among 8765 patients (hospitalized or not; median age, 65 years; 47.4% male), 16.6% developed coinfections: 12.1% bacterial, 2.1% viral, 0.9% fungal. An additional 6.4% only had clinical diagnosis of a coinfection. The adjusted risk of any coinfection was positively associated with age >50 years, male sex, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal comorbidities, diabetes, hematologic malignancy, multiple malignancies, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, progressing cancer, recent cytotoxic chemotherapy, and baseline corticosteroids; the adjusted risk of superinfection was positively associated with tocilizumab administration. Among hospitalized patients, high neutrophil count and C-reactive protein were positively associated with bacterial coinfection risk, and high or low neutrophil count with fungal coinfection risk. Adjusted mortality rates were significantly higher among patients with bacterial (odds ratio [OR], 1.61; 95% CI, 1.33–1.95) and fungal (OR, 2.20; 95% CI, 1.28–3.76) coinfections. Conclusions Viral and fungal coinfections are infrequent among patients with cancer and COVID-19, with the latter associated with very high mortality rates. Clinical and laboratory parameters can be used to guide early empiric antimicrobial therapy, which may improve clinical outcomes.
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, RI, USA
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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- University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, RI, USA
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- University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, Hartford, CT, USA
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- University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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- The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Overland Park, KS, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Overland Park, KS, USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, RI, USA
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- Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington Seattle, WA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, RI, USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, RI, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Stanford Cancer Institute at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, RI, USA
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- Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Stanford Cancer Institute at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, RI, USA
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Jain K, Surana A, Choudhary TS, Vaidya S, Nandedkar S, Purohit M. Clinical and histology features as predictor of severity of mucormycosis in post-COVID-19 patients: An experience from a rural tertiary setting in Central India. SAGE Open Med 2022; 10:20503121221074785. [PMID: 35140976 PMCID: PMC8819781 DOI: 10.1177/20503121221074785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background: An upsurge in cases of rhinosinusitis with or without associated orbital and/or cerebral involvement by mucormycosis has been observed in post-COVID-19 patients. Our objective is to evaluate the clinical and histopathology features of these patients to determine the severity and develop a scoring on the extent on tissue invasion. Method: We prospectively enrolled and analyzed 95 post-COVID-19 patients who presented with the invasive mucormycosis of the head and neck region. Clinical and histology details were noted in predesigned forms. Various histology variables were graded from I to III to propose a scoring system for the severity of the disease. Results: Mucormycosis was common in males with a mean age of 46.8 ± 11 years. Facial pain was the most common presenting complaint and 77% of the patients were diabetic. Most cases (n = 59) showed a moderate degree of neutrophilic infiltrate with ⩾50% tissue necrosis and angioinvasion in three or more vessels with a fungal load of 2+/3+. Histology severity grade III was observed in patients who died from cerebral mucormycosis (n = 3) and septicemia (n = 2) and in patients who had undergone orbital exenteration (n = 6). Conclusion: The histopathology and severity score classification was directly correlated with the outcome of the patients. Further evaluation and a larger study will help to validate the proposed scoring for its clinical use in all forms and causes of mucormycosis.
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- Kavita Jain
- Department of Pathology, R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, India
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- Department of Pathology, R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, India
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- Department of Ear Nose Throat, R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, India
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- Department of Pathology, R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, India
- Department of Global Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sharma AD, Kaur I. Targeting UDP-Glycosyltransferase, Glucosamine-6-Phosphate Synthase and Chitin Synthase by Using Bioactive 1,8 Cineole for “Aspergillosis” Fungal Disease Mutilating COVID-19 Patients: Insights from Molecular Docking, Pharmacokinetics and In-vitro Studies. CHEMISTRY AFRICA 2022. [PMCID: PMC8739004 DOI: 10.1007/s42250-021-00302-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)-associated co-infections like “Aspergillosis”, has recently baffled the world. Due to its key role in cell wall synthesis, in the present study UDP-glycosyltransferase, glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase and chitin synthase have been chosen as appropriate targets for molecular docking. The objective of the present study was molecular docking of eucalyptus essential oil component 1,8 cineole against cell wall enzymes followed by in vitro validation. For molecular docking, patch-dock web based online tool was used. Ligand–Protein 2D and 3D Interactions were also studied. Drug likeliness, toxicity profile and cancer cell line toxicity were also studied. Molecular docking results indicated that 1,8 cineole form hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions with UDP-glycosyltransferase, glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase and chitin synthase enzymes. 1,8 cineole also depicted drug likeliness by showing compliance with the LIPINSKY rule, sufficient level of bioactivity and cancer cell line toxicity thus signifying its role as a potent anti-fungal drug.
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- Arun Dev Sharma
- Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India
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- Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India
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Kumar S, Acharya S, Jain S, Shukla S, Talwar D, Shah D, Hulkoti V, Parveen S, Patel M, Patel S. Role of Zinc and Clinicopathological Factors for COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis (CAM) in a Rural Hospital of Central India: A Case-Control Study. Cureus 2022; 14:e22528. [PMID: 35345725 PMCID: PMC8955911 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.22528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)has been a difficult enemy to beat for healthcare professionals around the world. However, even before the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an emergence of a new combatant in the form of opportunistic fungal infections with a high rate of morbidity and mortality, creating havoc throughout the globe. Methods A case-control single-center study was conducted in Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra. All the subjects who were included in the study were tested positive for COVID-19 through the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method and the cases were defined as patients with biopsy-proven mucormycosis, whereas control were subjects who did not develop mucormycosis. The duration of the study was three months, from June 2021 to August 2021. Result A total of 55 cases and 50 controls were enrolled in the study. The use of zinc was found to be significantly associated with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis, with 89.1% of the cases having a history of zinc intake and only 52% of controls having a history of zinc intake( p-value <0.001). Diabetes mellitus was found to be significantly associated with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis with 83.6% of the cases and 16% of the controls having diabetes mellitus (p-value <0.001). Although the use of steroids in cases was more with 98.2% of the cases and 54% of the control receiving steroids; this difference was not significant statistically (p-value of 1.00). Conclusion We conclude that apart from diabetes mellitus and other immunosuppressive states, zinc might be the hidden culprit behind the sudden surge of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis worldwide owing to the self-administration of zinc by the patients to acquire innate immunity and over-prescription of multivitamins by the treating clinicians. However, this association required further studies in order to be proved.
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- Sunil Kumar
- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, IND
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Kulkarni R, Pujari SS, Gupta D, Ojha P, Dhamne M, Bolegave V, Dhonde P, Soni A, Adwani S, Diwan A, Duberkar D, Batra D, Deshpande R, Aurangabadkar K, Palasdeokar N. Cerebrovascular Involvement in Mucormycosis in COVID-19 Pandemic. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2022; 31:106231. [PMID: 34890962 PMCID: PMC8606282 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many countries have seen an unprecedented rise of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated mucormycosis (CAM). Cerebrovascular involvement in CAM has not been studied so far. We describe clinico-radiological manifestations of cerebrovascular complications observed in CAM. METHODS In this multicentric retrospective observational study from India, patients with CAM who developed cerebrovascular involvement were studied. Their demographics, risk factors, clinical manifestations, imaging, laboratory profile and outcomes were noted. RESULTS Out of 49 subjects with cerebrovascular involvement, 71.4% were males while average age was 52.9 years. Ischemic stroke was commonest (91.8%) followed by intracranial haemorrhage (6.1%) and subarachnoid haemorrhage (2%). The incidence of cerebrovascular complications in CAM was found to be 11.8% in one center. Cerebrovascular symptoms appeared a median of 8.3 days from the onset of mucormycosis. Commonest presentation of mucormycosis was rhino-orbito-cerebral syndrome in 98%. Diabetes mellitus was present in 81.7%. Forty percent developed stroke despite being on antiplatelet agent and/or heparin. Amongst subjects with ischemic strokes, location of stroke was unilateral anterior circulation (62.2%); bilateral anterior circulation (17.8%); posterior circulation (11.1%) and combined anterior and posterior circulation (8.9%). Vascular imaging revealed intracranial occlusion in 62.1%; extracranial occlusion in 3.4% and normal vessels in 34.5%. Mortality was 51% during hospital stay. CONCLUSIONS Cerebrovascular involvement was seen in 11.8% patients of CAM. Angio-invasive nature of the fungus, prothrombotic state created by COVID-19, and diabetes were important causative factors. Subjects with CAM should be screened for involvement of the brain as well as its vessel. Antiplatelet agents/heparin did not seem to provide complete protection from this type of stroke.
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- Rahul Kulkarni
- Department of Neurology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India.
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- Department of Neurology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Noble Hospital, Pune, India
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- Department of Neurology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India
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- Department of Neurology, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Neurology, Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- United Ciigma Hospital, Aurangabad, India
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- Department of Neurology, Radiant Superspeciality Hospital, Amravati, India
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- Department of Neurology, Narayani Hospital, Nashik, India
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- Department of Neurology, Viveka Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Nagpur, India
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- Department of Neurology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India
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- Department of Neurology, Noble hospital, Ruby Hall Clinic, Wanowarie, Pune, India
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Sharma AD, Kaur I. Essential oil from Cymbopogon citratus exhibits "anti-aspergillosis" potential: in-silico molecular docking and in vitro studies. BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE 2022; 46:23. [PMID: 35125860 PMCID: PMC8800409 DOI: 10.1186/s42269-022-00711-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aspergillosis, has recently confounded some states of India. Due to major role in fungal cell wall synthesis, in the present study UDP-glycosyltransferase, Glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase and chitin synthase were chosen as an appropriate sites to design drug. The objective of present study was molecular docking of lemon grass essential oil component citral and in vitro validation. GC-FID analysis was used to find out aromatic profile. For docking, Patch-dock analysis was used. Ligand Protein 2D and 3D Interactions were also studied. Drug likeliness, and toxicity profile were also studied. Docking analysis indicated effective binding of citral to UDP-glycosyltransferase, Glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase and chitin synthase. In vitro validation was performed by fungal strain Aspergillus fumigatum. RESULTS GC-FID profiling revealed the presence of citral as major bioactive compound. Interactions results indicated that, UDP-glycosyltransferase, Glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase and chitin synthase enzymes and citral complexes forms hydrogen and hydrophobic interactions. Citral also depicted drug likeliness by LIPINSKY rule, sufficient level of bioactivity, drug likeliness and toxicity. CONCLUSION In vitro results revealed that lemon grass oil was able to inhibit growth of fungal strains toxicity thus signifying its role as potent anti-fungal drug. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s42269-022-00711-5.
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- Arun Dev Sharma
- Department of Biotechnology, Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India
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Chao CM, Lai CC, Yu WL. COVID-19 associated mucormycosis - An emerging threat. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2022; 55:183-190. [PMID: 35074291 PMCID: PMC8755409 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2021.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly become a global threaten since its emergence in the end of 2019. Moreover, SARS-CoV-2 infection could also present with co-infection or secondary infection by other virus, bacteria, or fungi. Among them, mucormycosis is a rare but aggressive fungal disease and it mainly affects patients particularly with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). We here did a comprehensive review of literature reporting COVID-19 associated with mucormycosis (CAM) cases, which have been reported worldwide. The prevalence is higher in India, Iran, and Egypt than other countries, particularly highest in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra in India. Poor diabetic control and the administration of systemic corticosteroids are the common precipitating factors causing mucormycosis in the severe and critical COVID-19 patients. In addition, COVID-19 itself may affect the immune system resulting in vulnerability of the patients to mucormycosis. Appropriate treatments of CAM include strict glycemic control, extensive surgical debridement, and antifungal therapy with amphotericin B formulations.
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- Chien-Ming Chao
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, 73657, Taiwan; Department of Dental Laboratory Technology, Min-Hwei College of Health Care Management, Tainan, 73657, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Tainan Branch, Tainan, 71051, Taiwan.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, 71004, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan.
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Danion F, Letscher-Bru V, Guitard J, Sitbon K, Dellière S, Angoulvant A, Desoubeaux G, Botterel F, Bellanger AP, Gargala G, Uhel F, Bougnoux ME, Gerber V, Michel J, Cornu M, Bretagne S, Lanternier F. Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Mucormycosis in France: A Rare but Deadly Complication. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofab566. [PMID: 35071681 PMCID: PMC8773954 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We studied COVID-19 associated mucormycosis based on 17 cases reported nationwide and assessed the differences with India. They differed by frequencies of diabetes mellitus (47% in France versus up to 95% in India), hematological malignancies (35% versus 1%), anatomical sites (12% versus >80% rhino-orbito-cerebral) and prognosis (88% mortality versus <50%).
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- François Danion
- Université de Strasbourg, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Strasbourg, France.,Laboratoire d'ImmunoRhumatologie Moléculaire, INSERM Unité Mixte de Recherche_S 1109, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Laboratoire de Mycologie-Parasitologie, Strasbourg, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, CRSA, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Université de Paris, Unité de Mycologie Moléculaire, Centre National de Référence Mycoses Invasives et des Antifongiques, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Hospitalier Saint-Louis-Lariboisière-Fernand-Widal, Laboratoire de Mycologie-Parasitologie, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Saclay, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bicêtre, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.,Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, AgroParisTech, GQE-Le Moulon, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours, Laboratoire de Mycologie-Parasitologie, Tours, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, CHU Henri-Mondor, Laboratoire de Mycologie-Parasitologie, Créteil, France
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- CHU de Rouen, Laboratoire de Mycologie-Parasitologie, Rouen, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Département Médical Universitaire ESPRIT, Colombes, France
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- Université de Paris, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Laboratoire de Mycologie-Parasitologie, Paris, France
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- Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Colmar, France
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- Université Aix Marseille, AP-HM, Hôpital de La Conception, Service Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et Chirurgie Cervico-faciale, Marseille, France
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- Université de Lille, Inserm U1285, CHU Lille, Laboratoire Parasitologie-Mycologie.,CNRS, UMR 8576 - UGSF - Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Lille, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Université de Paris, Unité de Mycologie Moléculaire, Centre National de Référence Mycoses Invasives et des Antifongiques, Paris, France.,Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Hospitalier Saint-Louis-Lariboisière-Fernand-Widal, Laboratoire de Mycologie-Parasitologie, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Université de Paris, Unité de Mycologie Moléculaire, Centre National de Référence Mycoses Invasives et des Antifongiques, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Paris, France
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Abdelsamie AM, Abdelazim HM, Elnems MG, Abdelhakam RB, Abdelalim AA. Covid-19-Related Acute Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: Clinical Features and Outcomes. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022; 26:e152-e157. [PMID: 35096173 PMCID: PMC8789489 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction There is a noticeable increase in the incidence of acute invasive fungal sinusitis which coincides with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It is a potentially-lethal fungal infection, with the most common form being the rhino-orbito-cerebral presentation.
Objectives The aim of the present study is to discuss the different epidemiological factors, risk factors, clinical presentations and outcomes of acute invasive fungal sinusitis which is noticeably related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Methods The present cross-sectional cohort study included 22 adult patients who presented with Covid-19-related acute invasive fungal sinusitis. The diagnosis of acute invasive fungal sinusitis was confirmed by histopathological biopsy. All data, including demographics, risk factors, clinical findings, different lines of treatment and their outcomes, were recorded and analyzed.
Results All patients had diabetes mellitus (100%), and 17 (77.3%) had been submitted to systemic steroids. All patients (100%) had unilateral sinonasal disease. Proptosis was found in 15 patients (68.2%), ophthalmoplegia was observed in 12 patients (54.5%), and intracranial affection occurred in 10 patients (45.5%). A total of 20 patients (90.9%) received liposomal amphotericin B. Surgical debridement was performed in 18 patients (45.5%). Non-septated mycelia was present in 19 biopsies (86.4%), while 3 (13.6%)showed septated mycelia. Total improvement was achieved in 10 patients (45.5%), while the mortality rate was of 27.3% (6 out of 22 participants).
Conclusion Diabetes mellitus is the most common preexisting medical condition associated with Covid-19-related acute invasive fungal sinusitis. Systemic corticosteroid therapy is considered a predisposing factor. It is necessary to raise the level of awareness to diagnose this condition, especially in patients with Covid-19 infection or those who have recently recovered from it.
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- Alaa Mohamed Abdelsamie
- Otorhinolaryngology department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Qism Banha, Al Qalyubia Governorate, Banha, Egypt
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- Otorhinolaryngology department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Qism Banha, Al Qalyubia Governorate, Banha, Egypt
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- Otorhinolaryngology department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Qism Banha, Al Qalyubia Governorate, Banha, Egypt
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- Otorhinolaryngology department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Qism Banha, Al Qalyubia Governorate, Banha, Egypt
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- Otorhinolaryngology department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Qism Banha, Al Qalyubia Governorate, Banha, Egypt
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Pushparaj K, Kuchi Bhotla H, Arumugam VA, Pappusamy M, Easwaran M, Liu WC, Issara U, Rengasamy KRR, Meyyazhagan A, Balasubramanian B. Mucormycosis (black fungus) ensuing COVID-19 and comorbidity meets - Magnifying global pandemic grieve and catastrophe begins. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 805:150355. [PMID: 34818767 PMCID: PMC8443313 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Post COVID-19, mucormycosis occurred after the SARS-CoV-2 has rampaged the human population and is a scorching problem among the pandemic globally, particularly among Asian countries. Invasive mucormycosis has been extensively reported from mild to severe COVID-19 survivors. The robust predisposing factor seems to be uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, comorbidity and immunosuppression acquired through steroid therapy. The prime susceptive reason for the increase of mucormycosis cases is elevated iron levels in the serum of the COVID survivors. A panoramic understanding of the infection has been elucidated based on clinical manifestation, genetic and non- genetic mechanisms of steroid drug administration, biochemical pathways and immune modulated receptor associations. This review lime-lights and addresses the "What", "Why", "How" and "When" about the COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM) in a comprehensive manner with a pure intention to bring about awareness to the common public as the cases are inevitably and exponentially increasing in India and global countries as well. The article also unearthed the pathogenesis of mucormycosis and its association with the COVID-19 sequela, the plausible routes of entry, diagnosis and counter remedies to keep the infection at bay. Cohorts of case reports were analysed to spotlight the link between the pandemic COVID-19 and the nightmare-mucormycosis.
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- Karthika Pushparaj
- Department of Zoology, School of Biosciences, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076, India
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- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076, India
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- Division of Food Science and Technology Management, Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani 12110, Thailand
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- Green Biotechnologies Research Centre of Excellence, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Polokwane, Sovenga 0727, South Africa
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- Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076, India.
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Abdel-Aziz M, Azab N, Abdel-Aziz NM, Abdel-Aziz DM. Mucormycosis: A potential head and neck problem in COVID-19 patients. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2022; 7:67-69. [PMID: 35155785 PMCID: PMC8823163 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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- Mosaad Abdel-Aziz
- Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University Giza Egypt
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- Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University Giza Egypt
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- Faculty of Dentistry October University of Modern Science and Arts (MSA) 6th October City Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST) 6th October City Egypt
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Salazar F, Bignell E, Brown GD, Cook PC, Warris A. Pathogenesis of Respiratory Viral and Fungal Coinfections. Clin Microbiol Rev 2022; 35:e0009421. [PMID: 34788127 PMCID: PMC8597983 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00094-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Individuals suffering from severe viral respiratory tract infections have recently emerged as "at risk" groups for developing invasive fungal infections. Influenza virus is one of the most common causes of acute lower respiratory tract infections worldwide. Fungal infections complicating influenza pneumonia are associated with increased disease severity and mortality, with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis being the most common manifestation. Strikingly, similar observations have been made during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The copathogenesis of respiratory viral and fungal coinfections is complex and involves a dynamic interplay between the host immune defenses and the virulence of the microbes involved that often results in failure to return to homeostasis. In this review, we discuss the main mechanisms underlying susceptibility to invasive fungal disease following respiratory viral infections. A comprehensive understanding of these interactions will aid the development of therapeutic modalities against newly identified targets to prevent and treat these emerging coinfections.
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- Fabián Salazar
- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Ravi MB, Srinivas S, Silina E, Sengupta S, Tekwani T, Achar RR. Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Rhino Orbital Mucormycosis Associated with COVID-19: A Case Series. Clin Cosmet Investig Dent 2022; 14:1-10. [PMID: 35023975 PMCID: PMC8747633 DOI: 10.2147/ccide.s346315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mucormycosis, a rare fungal infection seen in diabetes, is now very frequent owing to the deadly triad of COVID-19 infection, diabetes, and rampant use of corticosteroids. Immediate management revolves around therapeutic drugs like antifungals, antibiotics, and aggressive surgical debridement. The cases described in the article explain prosthetic rehabilitation of maxillectomy defects. The findings focus on prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with acquired maxillectomy defects after mucormycotic necrosis post-COVID-19 infection and the techniques to overcome the complications like lack of supporting tissues and post-surgical microstomia. The maxillectomies were performed on patients who suffered a superinfection of mucormycosis after COVID-19 contraction and uncontrolled blood sugar levels. Case 1 elaborates a technique to overcome the complications like lack of supporting structures and microstomia by fabrication of sectional and hollow obturator prostheses using sectional impression technique and lost salt technique. Case 2 explains the management of an extensive defect with a mobile soft tissue flap and lone standing tooth by using a functional impression technique to gain retention and support from the remaining soft and hard tissues. Both the techniques overcome the clinical complications and give predictable outcomes. Prosthetic rehabilitation of such challenging cases needs modifications depending upon the clinical challenges encountered.
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- M B Ravi
- Department of Prosthodontics, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Prosthodontics, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Human Pathology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Prosthodontics, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Prosthodontics, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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Jati M, Koutsu R, Nagarkar NM. Rhino-Cerebral Mucormycosis with Otologic Involvement. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022; 74:3517-3520. [PMID: 35036348 PMCID: PMC8741562 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-021-03007-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Mucormycosis is an opportunistic invasive fungal infection, recently been detected in Covid-19 due to several underlying conditions. Otologic involvement in such patients though exceptional, should not be simply ignored even when presented without any clinical signs or symptoms. This report manifests the need of evaluating otologic involvement in post-covid mucormycosis.
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- Monalisa Jati
- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492099 India
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492099 India
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492099 India
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Fungal Infections Other Than Invasive Aspergillosis in COVID-19 Patients. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8010058. [PMID: 35049999 PMCID: PMC8779574 DOI: 10.3390/jof8010058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Invasive fungal disease (IFD) associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has focussed predominantly on invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. However, increasingly emergent are non-Aspergillus fungal infections including candidiasis, mucormycosis, pneumocystosis, cryptococcosis, and endemic mycoses. These infections are associated with poor outcomes, and their management is challenged by delayed diagnosis due to similarities of presentation to aspergillosis or to non-specific features in already critically ill patients. There has been a variability in the incidence of different IFDs often related to heterogeneity in patient populations, diagnostic protocols, and definitions used to classify IFD. Here, we summarise and address knowledge gaps related to the epidemiology, risks, diagnosis, and management of COVID-19-associated fungal infections other than aspergillosis.
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Millon L, Caillot D, Berceanu A, Bretagne S, Lanternier F, Morio F, Letscher-Bru V, Dalle F, Denis B, Alanio A, Boutoille D, Bougnoux ME, Botterel F, Chouaki T, Charbonnier A, Ader F, Dupont D, Bellanger AP, Rocchi S, Scherer E, Gbaguidi-Haore H, Herbrecht R. Evaluation of serum Mucorales PCR for the diagnosis of Mucormycoses: The MODIMUCOR prospective trial. Clin Infect Dis 2022; 75:777-785. [PMID: 34986227 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab1066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of specific antifungal treatment is essential for improving the prognosis of mucormycosis. We aimed to assess the performance of serum Mucorales quantitative PCR (qPCR) for the early diagnosis and follow-up of mucormycosis. METHODS We prospectively enrolled 232 patients with suspicion of invasive mold disease, evaluated using standard imaging and mycological procedures. Thirteen additional patients with proven or probable mucormycosis were included to analyze DNA load kinetics. Serum samples were collected twice-a-week for Mucorales qPCR tests targeting the Mucorales species Lichtheimia, Rhizomucor and Mucor/Rhizopus. RESULTS The sensitivity was 85·2%, specificity 89·8%, and positive and negative likelihood ratios 8·3 and 0·17, respectively in this prospective study. The first Mucorales qPCR-positive serum was observed a median of four days (IQR, 0-9) before sampling of the first mycological or histological positive specimen and a median of one day (IQR, (-2)-6) before the first imaging was performed. Negativity of Mucorales qPCR within seven days after liposomal-amphotericin B initiation was associated with an 85% lower 30-day mortality rate (adjusted hazard Ratio = 0·15, 95%CI [0·03-0·73], p = 0·02). CONCLUSION Our study argues for the inclusion of qPCR for the detection of circulating Mucorales DNA for mucormycosis diagnosis and follow-up after treatment initiation. Positive results should be added to the criteria for the consensual definitions from the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer/ Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium (EORTC/MSGERC), as already done for Aspergillus PCR.
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- Laurence Millon
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France.,UMR 6249 CNRS Chrono-Environnement, Univ Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Service d'Hematologie, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Molecular Mycology Unit, National Reference Center for Invasive Mycoses & Antifungals, UMR2000, Paris, France.,Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Molecular Mycology Unit, National Reference Center for Invasive Mycoses & Antifungals, UMR2000, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Necker Pasteur Center for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Hôpital Necker Enfants malades, AP-HP, IHU Imagine, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.,Département de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, EA1155 - IICiMed, Nantes Université, Nantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie Médicale, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Plateforme de Biologie Hospitalo-Universitaire Gérard Mack, Dijon France.,UMR PAM Univ Bourgogne Franche-Comté - AgroSup Dijon - Equipe Vin, Aliment, Microbiologie, Stress, Dijon, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, APHP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Molecular Mycology Unit, National Reference Center for Invasive Mycoses & Antifungals, UMR2000, Paris, France.,Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Unité Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Parasitology-Mycology Unit, Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, APHP, Paris, France.,Fungal Biology and Pathogenicity Unit - INRA USC 2019. Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- EA Dynamyc 7380 UPEC, ENVA, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France.,Unité de Parasitologie - Mycologie, Département de Virologie, Bactériologie-Hygiène, Mycologie-Parasitologie, DHU VIC, CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicales, Centre de Biologie Humaine, CHU Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France.,Equipe AGIR : Agents Infectieux, Résistance et Chimiothérapie UR4294, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Department of Clinical Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Amiens University Medical Center, Amiens, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Département des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, F-69004, Lyon, France
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- Institut des Agents Infectieux, Parasitologie Mycologie, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France.,UMR 6249 CNRS Chrono-Environnement, Univ Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France.,UMR 6249 CNRS Chrono-Environnement, Univ Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France.,UMR 6249 CNRS Chrono-Environnement, Univ Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- UMR 6249 CNRS Chrono-Environnement, Univ Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France.,Infection Control Department, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, IRFAC UMR-S1113, Strasbourg, France.,Service d'Hématologie, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), Strasbourg, France
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Gökbulut Bektaş Ş, Kandemir AB, Ayaz ÇM, Yilmaz AN, İzdeş S. COVID-19-Related Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2022; 20:213-217. [PMID: 34981710 DOI: 10.6002/ect.2021.0317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 increases transplant recipients' susceptibility to rare opportunistic infections as a consequence of the impairment that COVID-19 can cause in the immune system. Mucormycosis is a rare complication but has a high risk of fatal outcome. A 50-year-old woman who received a kidney transplant 10 years previously was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. During follow-up by the inpatient service, the patient developed pain, edema, and proptosis in the right eye. She was diagnosed with rhino-orbitalcerebral mucormycosis. This is the first reported case of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in a renal transplant recipient with COVID-19 infection.
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Chowdhury M, Takata J, Beegun I, Burd C, Tatla T, Corrah T. Image challenge: A diabetic man with facial swelling following recent Covid-19 infection. CLINICAL INFECTION IN PRACTICE 2022; 13:100129. [PMID: 34901830 PMCID: PMC8651530 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinpr.2021.100129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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A 68-year-old man with diabetes presented with shortness of breath, left sided facial swelling, and nasal discharge. He had recently returned from India and PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. CT head and diffusion-weighted MRI sinuses were performed and the patient underwent endoscopic sinus surgery before being transferred to a specialist skull base centre.
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- Melissa Chowdhury
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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Mittal R, Deepankar P, Kumar G, Kr Dinkar J. Associated risk factors for post−COVID−19 mucormycosis at a tertiary care centre: A cross−sectional study. JOURNAL OF ACUTE DISEASE 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/2221-6189.355326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Jena R, Madduri VS, Baid G, Choudhary G, Sandhu A. Renal mucormycosis presenting during the COVID-19 pandemic: A series of 11 cases from a tertiary care center in India. Indian J Urol 2022; 38:115-120. [PMID: 35400861 PMCID: PMC8992718 DOI: 10.4103/iju.iju_437_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introduction: Renal mucormycosis has been documented to occur even in apparently immunocompetent individuals. Owing to the rarity of this disease, literature on its management is small. We present our experience of diagnosing and managing 11 cases of primary renal mucormycosis who presented during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Methods: We reviewed the records of all patients presenting to our institute with a diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis from March 2021 to September 2021. All patients with a radiological, microbiological, or histopathological diagnosis of renal mucormycosis were included in the analysis and all demographic and clinical details, including a history of COVID-19 disease and its treatment, were noted. All patients were treated by a combination of intravenous antifungal therapy and aggressive surgical debridement including nephrectomy and multivisceral resection as required. Predictors of mortality were evaluated by statistical analysis. Results: A total of 93 patients presented to our hospital with features of acute pyelonephritis of which 11 patients were suspected to have primary renal mucormycosis based on characteristic imaging features and confirmed on microbiological and histopathological examination. Of these, four patients had a history of COVID-19 infection. Only one patient had diabetes mellitus. Ten patients underwent nephrectomy and seven needed resections of surrounding organs. The colon was the most commonly involved organ. Five patients (45.5%) died of progressive sepsis. None of the predictors of mortality that were analyzed showed statistical significance. Conclusion: A high index of suspicion, early cross-sectional imaging, prompt institution of antifungal therapy, and aggressive surgical extirpation are very important for achieving good outcomes in patients of primary renal mucormycosis.
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Suresh A, Joshi A, Desai AK, Juturu U, Kurian DJ, Jain P, Kulkarni RD, Kumar N. OUP accepted manuscript. Med Mycol 2022; 60:6514531. [PMID: 35076069 PMCID: PMC8822410 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myab082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Invasive fungal co-infections with COVID-19 are currently being reported at an alarming rate. Our study explores the importance of early identification of the disease, probable etiopathogenesis, clinical and radiological features and a treatment protocol for COVID-19 Associated Fungal Osteomyelitis of Jaws and Sinuses (CAFOJS). A one-year prospective study from June 2020 to May 2021 was conducted among CAFOJS diagnosed patients at a tertiary care center in South India. Demographic details, COVID-19 infection and treatment history, time taken for initiation of symptoms after COVID-19 diagnosis, medical history and clinical features were recorded. All patients were managed with a standard diagnostic and intervention protocol which included pre-operative and post-operative administration of Inj. Amphotericin B 50 mg (liposomal), early aggressive surgical debridement and tab. Posaconazole GR 300 mg OD for 90 days after discharge. Thirty-nine (78%) patients were diagnosed with CAFOJS out of 50 osteomyelitis patients. 35 patients (90%) were diabetic and 21 patients (54%) were known to receive steroids during the COVID-19 treatment. Sole existence of Mucorales spp. was seen in 30 patients (77%), Aspergillus fumigatus in 2 patients (5%), Curvularia spp. in 2 patients (5%). Concomitant existence of Mucorales and Aspergillus fumigatus was reported in two patients (5%) and Candida albicans in three patients (8%). Patients underwent treatment with standard protocol and no recurrence noted. CAFOJS is a clinical entity with aggressive presentation and warrants early diagnosis and treatment.
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- Amal Suresh
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Amal Suresh, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SDM Craniofacial Surgery and Research Centre, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, 580009, Karnataka, India. Tel: +91 9686721200; E-mail:
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- Additional Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SDM Craniofacial Surgery and Research Centre, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, 580009, Karnataka, India
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- Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SDM Craniofacial Surgery and Research Centre, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, 580009, Karnataka, India
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- Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SDM Craniofacial Surgery and Research Centre, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, 580009, Karnataka, India
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- Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SDM Craniofacial Surgery and Research Centre, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, 580009, Karnataka, India
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, 580009, Karnataka, India
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- Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, 580009, Karnataka, India
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- Professor and Head, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, 580009, Karnataka, India
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Abd El Megid AGI, AbdelHamid GA, Abd Elbary MES, Ghonimi NAM, Elagrody AI, Abd Elhamed ME. Magnetic resonance imaging features of post-COVID-19 regional and invasive sino-nasal mucormycosis. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2022; 53:244. [PMCID: PMC9707082 DOI: 10.1186/s43055-022-00930-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Background Sino-nasal mucormycosis is an opportunistic, invasive fungal disease which has shown a rising trend in the setting of COVID-19. The objective of this study is to document and analyze demographic data, clinical presentation and MR imaging spectra for early detection and management of post-COVID-19 sino-nasal mucormycosis. Results Sixty-two cases of sino-nasal mucormycosis were enrolled in this study; their mean age was 50.65 ± 8.25 years, with significant female predominance. Nine patients (14.5%) had active COVID-19 and 53 (85.5%) were recent COVID-19 cases. Sixty patients have not received COVID-19 vaccine. The mean duration from the initial COVID-19 laboratory confirmation to the detection of sino-nasal mucormycosis was 25.7 +/− 4.6 days. Thirty-five patients (56.5%) were kept in the hospital for COVID management and 4 of them received intensive care unit (ICU) treatment. Twenty-seven patients (43.5%) were treated in home isolation. Corticosteroids were administered in 48 cases (77.4%). Twenty-nine patients (46.8%) had been given oxygen for an average time of 11.2 ± 4.15 days. Diabetes was found in 56 cases (90.3%). The most common clinical symptoms were headache, seen in 52 patients (83.87%). The ethmoid sinus was the most common paranasal sinus involved in our study, seen in 47 cases (75.81%). In 36 cases (58%), multiple sinuses were involved. MRI staging according to the extent of regional involvement. Stage 1 seen in 2 cases (3.23%), stage 2 in 13 cases (20.97%), stage 3 in 35 cases (56.45%) and stage 4 in 12 cases (19.35%). Conclusions MRI shows a spectrum of findings in sino-nasal mucormycosis. Imaging plays a major role in staging and assessing the extent of involvement and complications. In light of this, mortality and morbidity can be dramatically decreased with adequate evaluation and therapy.
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- Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Sharkia Governorate Egypt
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- Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Sharkia Governorate Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Sharkia Governorate Egypt
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- Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Sharkia Governorate Egypt
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Melchers M, Festen B, den Dekker BM, Mooren ERM, van Binsbergen AL, van Bree SHW, Heusinkveld M, Schellaars R, Buil JB, Verweij PE, van Zanten ARH. A 67-Year-Old Male Patient With COVID-19 With Worsening Respiratory Function and Acute Kidney Failure. Chest 2022; 161:e5-e11. [PMID: 35000717 PMCID: PMC8733290 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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CASE PRESENTATION A 67-year-old obese man (BMI 38.0) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic atrial fibrillation, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia stage II, stable for 8 years after chemotherapy, and a history of smoking presented to the ED with progressive dyspnea and fever due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. He was admitted to a general ward and treated with dexamethasone (6 mg IV once daily) and oxygen. On day 3 of hospital admission, he became progressively hypoxemic and was admitted to the ICU for invasive mechanical ventilation. Dexamethasone treatment was continued, and a single dose of tocilizumab (800 mg) was administered. On day 9 of ICU admission, voriconazole treatment was initiated after tracheal white plaques at bronchoscopy, suggestive of invasive Aspergillus tracheobronchitis, were noticed. However, his medical situation dramatically deteriorated.
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- Max Melchers
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Radboudumc-CWZ Center of Expertise for Mycology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Radboudumc-CWZ Center of Expertise for Mycology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Ede, The Netherlands; Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Beri N, Das G, Singh A, Sahu P, Bisht T, Sharma I. Risk factors for severe rhino-orbital mucormycosis during its epidemic post-COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J Public Health 2022; 66:494-497. [PMID: 37039180 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_714_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Postsecond wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2021, rhino-orbital mucormycosis (ROM) was seen as an epidemic in the Indian community. Severe ROM disease has poor prognosis and requires a multidisciplinary approach for treatment. Hence, its prevention is better than cure. Studies done during the epidemic assessed predisposing factors, but this was a novel study which focused on assessing risk factors for severe disease of ROM. Ninety-four consecutive patients of ROM admitted at our designated nodal tertiary hospital of North India were enrolled, and data were collected and analyzed. Facial edema was the most common presenting complaint. Subclinical and mild COVID-19 infection was associated with severe ROM. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and prophylactic zinc supplementation were other significant risk factors for severe ROM. Public awareness among the general population for the above risk factors can prevent a debilitating disease like severe ROM.
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Garg S, Masheshwari D, Bhushan B, Sardana V, Jain R. Covid-19 and mucormycosis superinfection: prospective, obsevational study in a single center. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2022; 25:441-448. [PMID: 35936631 PMCID: PMC9350760 DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_1097_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Background: Mucormycosis (MCR) has been increasingly described in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the epidemiological factors, neurological presentation, and outcome of such patients are not well described. Aims: To study the patient demographics, presenting symptoms and signs, the role of co-morbidities, medications used to treat COVID-19, and the outcomes of management and to study the spectrum of neuraxis involvement and its outcome. Methods: It was a prospective, observational, cross-sectional hospital-based single center cohort study. Confirmed MCR cases with and without COVID-19 were collected. The study was carried out over a period of 3 months from May to July 2021, followed by 3-month follow-up. Information on epidemiological factors, neurological findings, treatment (including medical and surgical treatment), and outcome was recorded. Results: A total of 141 patients were diagnosed with MCR, out of which 98 were COVID-associated MCR (CAM). The CAM incidence was 0.39% among COVID-19-positive patients. The MCR case fatality rate at 90 days was 43.9% but was higher for CAM than for non-CAM patients. Older ages (>50 years), diabetes mellitus, multiple risk factors, diabetic ketoacidosis on admission, brain involvement, and history of COVID-19 pneumonitis were associated with a higher risk for death. Conclusions: Possibly because of improper usage of corticosteroids, zinc, oxygen, and tocilizumab, there was sudden surge of cases of MCR in the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, treating physicians should use the COVID-19 pneumonia regimen judiciously. Neurological involvement itself is a poor prognostic sign, but combined surgical and medical management exhibited better outcome.
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Akhtar N, Khurshid Wani A, Kant Tripathi S, Prakash A, Amin-Ul Mannan M. The role of SARS-CoV-2 immunosuppression and the therapy used to manage COVID-19 disease in the emergence of opportunistic fungal infections: A review. CURRENT RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 4:337-349. [PMID: 35942223 PMCID: PMC9347179 DOI: 10.1016/j.crbiot.2022.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Since December 2019 SARS-CoV-2 infections have affected millions of people worldwide. Along with the increasing number of COVID-19 patients, the number of cases of opportunistic fungal infections among the COVID-19 patients is also increasing. There have been reports of the cases of aspergillosis and candidiasis in the COVID-19 patients. The COVID-19 patients have also been affected by rare fungal infections such as histoplasmosis, pneumocystosis, mucormycosis and cryptococcosis. These fungal infections are prolonging the stay of COVID-19 patients in hospital. In this study several published case reports, case series, prospective and retrospective studies were investigated to explore and report the updated information regarding candidiasis, crytptococcosis, aspergillosis, mucormycosis, histoplasmosis, and pneumocystosis infections in COVID-19 patients. In this review, the risk factors of these co-infections in COVID-19 patients have been reported. There have been reports that the comorbidities and the treatment with corticoids, monoclonal antibodies, use of mechanical ventilation, and use of antibiotics during COVID-19 management are associated with the emergence of fungal infections in the COVID-19 patients. Hence, this review analyses the role of these therapies and comorbidities in the emergence of these fungal infections among COVID-19 patients. This review will help to comprehend if these fungal infections are the result of the co-morbidities, and treatment protocol followed to manage COVID-19 patients or directly due to the SARS-CoV-2 infection. The analysis of all these factors will help to understand their role in fungal infections among COVID-19 patients which can be valuable to the scientific community.
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- Nahid Akhtar
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144401, Punjab, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144401, Punjab, India
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144401, Punjab, India
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Ghosh D, Dey S, Chakraborty H, Mukherjee S, Halder A, Sarkar A, Chakraborty P, Ghosh R, Sarkar J. Mucormycosis: A new threat to Coronavirus disease 2019 with special emphasis on India. CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2022; 15:101013. [PMID: 35342843 PMCID: PMC8934183 DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The main reason for the growth of mucormycosis in people with Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is mainly produced by Rhizopus spp. The infective mechanisms and issues recognized in Rhizopus spp. are the cell wall, germination proteins, and enzymes assisted to iron sequestration, CotH protein, and positive regulation of the GRP78 cell receptor. Mucormycosis is mainly caused by the Rhizopus spp. such as R. oryzae, R. microsporus, R. arrhizus, R. homothallicus, etc. that are gifted to numerous host defense mechanisms and attribute to the endothelium via specific receptors, GRP78 simplifying their endocytosis and angio-invasion. Factors such as hyperglycemia, elevated iron concentrations, and ketoacidosis have been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis in the tentative situation. The analytical data of 'black fungus disease' or 'mucormycosis', specify India reported for about 42.3% of published cases, followed by the USA about 16.9%, Iraq, Bangladesh, Iran, Paraguay, and 1 case each from Brazil, Mexico, Italy, UK, China, France, Uruguay, Turkey, and Austria. The COVID-19 infection is maybe a predisposing factor for mucormycosis and is related to a high mortality rate. Early recognition and restriction of hyperglycemia, liposomal amphotericin B, and surgical debridement are the bases in the successful managing of mucormycosis.
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- Deganta Ghosh
- Department of Botany, Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700084
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- Department of Botany, Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700084
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- Department of Botany, Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700084
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- Department of Botany, Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700084
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- Department of Botany, Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700084
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- Department of Botany, Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700084
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- Department of Botany, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrakpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700131
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- GSL Medical College and General Hospital, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India, 533296
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- Department of Botany, Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700084,Corresponding author
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Sabnis R, Pathak N, Surwase P, Karthik US, Patil A, Konnur A, Soni S, Singh A, Ganpule A, Desai M. Outcome of post-COVID-19 fungal pyelonephritis: A single Indian tertiary center experience. Indian J Urol 2022; 38:121-127. [PMID: 35400877 PMCID: PMC8992715 DOI: 10.4103/iju.iju_31_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic is associated with secondary opportunistic fungal infections. These have an aggressive course with a high mortality rate. We present our experience of seven cases of post-COVID-19 fungal pyelonephritis. Methods: An observational study over a period of 8 months of May to December 2021 was carried out at our tertiary care hospital, including all patients with features of fungal pyelonephritis in post-COVID-19 setting. The patient demographics, details of previous COVID-19 infection, details of present admission and management were collected. The endpoints were either discharge from the hospital or death. Results: Seven patients were included. Mean age of presentation was 42 years (range: 20–63 years, standard deviation ± 14.2). Male-to-female ratio was 6:1. One patient was diabetic. Two patients were asymptomatic, one had mild infection, and four patients had severe COVID-19 infection as per National Institute of Health criteria. In the present admission, all patients had symptomatic pyelonephritis with laboratory parameters showing elevated D dimer, C reactive protein, and total leukocyte counts. In all seven patients, ultrasound of kidney ureter bladder region showed bulky kidney, color Doppler showed main renal arterial thrombosis in two patients, segmental arterial thrombosis in another patient. Computed tomography scan was suggestive of changes of pyelonephritis in all patients with multiple renal hypodense areas. All patients required nephrectomy with biopsy suggestive of changes of necrotizing fungal inflammation. Three patients expired. Conclusion: Management of post-COVID-19 fungal pyelonephritis should be aggressive and suspicious laboratory and imaging findings should be treated by early nephrectomy.
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Sannathimmappa MB, Nambiar V, Aravindakshan R. Storm of a rare opportunistic life threatening mucormycosis among post COVID-19 patients: A tale of two pathogens. Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci 2022; 12:38-46. [PMID: 35433396 PMCID: PMC9008285 DOI: 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_48_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mucormycosis is a rare but life-threatening opportunistic fungal infection caused by a group of molds that belong to Zygomycetes of the order Mucorales. These fungi are found in the environment such as soil, decaying vegetation, and organic matters. Sporangiospores present in the environment enter the human body through inhalation or direct skin inoculation by trauma or ingestion and result in pulmonary, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal mucormycosis, respectively, in immunocompromised hosts. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes, hematological malignancies, high-dose glucocorticoid therapy, iron overload, and organ transplantation are at high risk of acquiring mucormycosis. The second wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2] affected India severely with the highest number of cases and deaths compared to all other countries. Additionally, the country was affected by emergence of rare but life-threatening mucormycosis. Currently, many coronavirus disease 2019 patients with underlying risk factors such as uncontrolled diabetes, high-dose steroid therapy, and exposure to mechanical ventilation have developed mucormycosis. Inhalation is the most common mode of transmission that results in colonization of sporangiospores in the nose. In immunocompromised host, sporangiospores germinate, and subsequently form hyphae. These hyphae invade into tissues, and produce tissue infarction, necrosis, and thrombosis. Angioinvasion causes hematogenous dissemination to many organs, predominantly to brain, that result in rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis. Clinical characteristics, radio imaging, fungal culture, histopathology, and molecular techniques are the key diagnostic methods. Surgical intervention and aggressive antifungal therapy are the main management strategies. Amphotericin B is the drug of choice for treatment of mucormycosis, whereas posaconazole or isavuconazole is used for step-down therapy and salvage therapy.
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- Mohan Bilikallahalli Sannathimmappa
- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Sohar Campus, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Department of Microbiology, National University of Science and Technology, Sohar Campus, Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Sohar Campus, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Department of Microbiology, National University of Science and Technology, Sohar Campus, Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Surwade J, Lokhande G, Bavaskar Y, Malkar V, Ramanand J, Saji D, Suryawanshi S. Mucormycosis in patients with COVID-19: A descriptive study at a tertiary care hospital in North Maharashtra. MGM JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/mgmj.mgmj_65_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Singh A, Agrawal P, Kumar V. An analysis of proposed etiological factors for sudden spike in mucormycosis infection during COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary hospital of North India. INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SPECIALITIES 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/injms.injms_15_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ali IE, Chugh A, Cheewin T, Hattori M, Sumita YI. The rising challenge of mucormycosis for maxillofacial prosthodontists in the Covid-19 pandemic: A literature review. J Prosthodont Res 2022; 66:395-401. [DOI: 10.2186/jpr.jpr_d_21_00264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Islam E. Ali
- Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Elango D, Palanisamy P. COVID19 associated mucormycosis: A review. J Family Med Prim Care 2022; 11:418-423. [PMID: 35360784 PMCID: PMC8963597 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1186_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Mucormycosis, a rare fungal disease has emerged as a new epidemic in India, during the CoronaVirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Mucormycosis is caused by the mucormycetes group of molds. Immunocompromised states such as diabetes, chronic steroid use, and patients receiving immunosuppressant drugs are the risk factors for mucormycosis. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has also invited the notorious mucormycosis in the current scenario. India has announced mucormycosis as a notifiable disease in May 2021, as the number of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis cases has increased swiftly. There are different opinions and evidence for the emergence of mucormycosis or the so-called ‘black fungus’. It is proposed that the use of steroids, monoclonal antibodies, and prolonged hospitalization in the treatment of COVID-19 has substantially decreased the immunity in COVID-19-affected patients and maybe the reason for the emergence of fungal infections. The other hypothesis is that improper disinfection procedures such as using non-sterile water for humidification of oxygen can be the reason. Or, the COVID-19 infection itself produces an immunocompromised and diabetic-like state is again a question. This review mainly focuses on the discussion and identification of the most common risk factor for mucormycosis, investigations, and management of mucormycosis.
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Polo Martínez MA, Campo Jiménez RF, Castrillón Lozano JA. Mucormycosis and COVID-19: manifestations of the central nervous system and the ocular system. Ther Adv Infect Dis 2022; 9:20499361221084844. [PMID: 35295641 PMCID: PMC8918753 DOI: 10.1177/20499361221084844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Michelle Ariana Polo Martínez
- Programa de Medicina, Grupo de Investigación (GINUMED), Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez, Cartagena, ColombiaAsociación de Sociedades Científicas de Estudiantes de Medicina de Colombia (ASCEMCOL), Cali, Colombia
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- Programa de Medicina, Grupo de Investigación (GINUMED), Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez, Cartagena, ColombiaAsociación de Sociedades Científicas de Estudiantes de Medicina de Colombia (ASCEMCOL), Cali, Colombia
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellin, ColombiaAsociación de Sociedades Científicas de Estudiantes de Medicina de Colombia (ASCEMCOL), Cali, Colombia
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Samson R, Dharne M. COVID-19 associated mucormycosis: evolving technologies for early and rapid diagnosis. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:6. [PMID: 34900512 PMCID: PMC8647065 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-03080-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mucormycosis is a deadly addition to the pandemic spectrum. Although it’s a rare, aggressive, and opportunistic disease, the associated morbidity and mortality are significant. The complex interplay of factors aggravating CAM is uncontrolled diabetes, irrational and excessive use of antibiotics, steroids, and an impaired immune system. Recently, India has been witnessing a rapid surge in the cases of coronavirus disease-associated mucormycosis (CAM), since the second wave of COVID-19. The devastating and lethal implications of CAM had now become a matter of global attention. A delayed diagnosis is often associated with a poor prognosis. Therefore, the rapid and early diagnosis of infection would be life-saving. Prevention and effective management of mucormycosis depend upon its early and accurate diagnosis followed by a multimodal therapeutic approach. The current review summarizes an array of detection methods and highlights certain evolving technologies for early and rapid diagnosis of CAM. Furthermore, several potential management strategies have also been discussed, which would aid in tackling the neglected yet fatal crisis of mucormycosis associated with COVID-19.
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Jangir S, Kewaliya R, Yadav D, Lunia G. A clinicoepidemiological study of orbital mucormycosis in COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary healthcare hospital, North-West Rajasthan, India. DELTA JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/djo.djo_6_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Daga M, Gautam S, Mawari G, Kumar N, Rohatgi I, Hussain M, Ramteke V, Garg S, Kumar S, Singh S, Singh I. Mucormycosis in the setting of the Covid-19 pandemic in patients without exposure to steroids and oxygen: A case series from a tertiary care center in North India. INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SPECIALITIES 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/injms.injms_133_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Yadav T, Tiwari S, Gupta A, Garg PK, Khera PS, Rajagopal R, Goyal A, Soni K, Chugh A, Jain V, Sureka B, Elhence P, Misra S. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Coronavirus Disease - 2019 Associated Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis (CA-ROCM) - Imaging Analysis of 50 Consecutive Patients. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2022; 51:112-120. [PMID: 34802841 PMCID: PMC8564981 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis has emerged as a major opportunistic infection in patients with COVID-19. High clinical suspicion and prompt imaging are crucial for early diagnosis and management. Our study evaluates imaging characteristics of patients with COVID-19 associated Rhino-orbital-cerebral Mucormycosis (CA-ROCM) in a tertiary care hospital in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of clinical and imaging data of patients with CA-ROCM who presented between December 2020 to June 2021 was performed. All patients had microbiologically or histologically proven sino-nasal mucormycosis along with documented SARS-CoV-2 positive RT-PCR test and/or classical lung imaging features of COVID-19 infection. The extent of sinus involvement, bony erosions, extra-sinus soft tissue extension, orbital-intracranial invasion, perineural spread, and vascular complications were assessed. RESULTS Fifty patients were included for the final analysis. Diabetes was the most common associated comorbidity. Seven patients presented with stage I disease, 18 patients with stage II, and 25 patients with stage III disease. The stage of disease showed a positive statistical correlation with HbA1c levels using Pearson's correlation. The common imaging features were "Black turbinate sign" and nonenhancing sino-nasal mucosa (82%), orbital involvement (76%), and diffusion restriction in the optic nerve (24%). Intracranial involvement was seen as perineural extension into the brain (42%), cerebritis (30%), and internal carotid artery involvement (16%). CONCLUSIONS CA-ROCM is an acute invasive fungal sinusitis with an aggressive clinical course. Black-turbinate sign and peri-antral soft tissue infiltration are early features, whereas extra-nasal tissue infarction, optic nerve diffusion restriction, and vascular invasion are seen with advanced disease.
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- Taruna Yadav
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India,Reprint requests: Dr. Sarbesh Tiwari MD., DM, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342008
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of E.N.T.-Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of E.N.T.-Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Professor Department of Surgical Oncology, Director and CEO, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Mohammadi R, Ahmadikia K, Chamola V, Nair H, Goyal A, Patel A, Hassija V, Bassetti M, Narang P, Paredes R, Santos J, Hashemi S, Sani M, Shirani K, Alijani N, Naeini B, Pourazizi M, Abtahi S, Khorvash F, Khanjari M. COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: A review of an emergent epidemic fungal infection in the era of COVID-19 pandemic. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES 2022; 27:57. [PMID: 36092491 PMCID: PMC9450257 DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_1090_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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At a time when the COVID-19's second wave is still picking up in countries like India, a number of reports describe the potential association with a rise in the number of cases of mucormycosis, commonly known as the black fungus. This fungal infection has been around for centuries and affects those people whose immunity has been compromised due to severe health conditions. In this article, we provide a detailed overview of mucormycosis and discuss how COVID-19 could have caused a sudden spike in an otherwise rare disease in countries like India. The article discusses the various symptoms of the disease, class of people most vulnerable to this infection, preventive measures to avoid the disease, and various treatments that exist in clinical practice and research to manage the disease.
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Philip AC, Madan P, Sharma S, Das S. Utility of
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19 patients. Diagn Cytopathol 2021; 50:93-98. [PMID: 34967146 PMCID: PMC9015538 DOI: 10.1002/dc.24924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Ashish C. Philip
- Department of Pathology University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi Delhi India
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- Department of Pathology University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi Delhi India
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- Department of Pathology University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi Delhi India
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- Department of Microbiology University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi Delhi India
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Lax C, Navarro-Mendoza MI, Pérez-Arques C, Navarro E, Nicolás FE, Garre V. Stable and reproducible homologous recombination enables CRISPR-based engineering in the fungus Rhizopus microsporus. CELL REPORTS METHODS 2021; 1:100124. [PMID: 35475217 PMCID: PMC9017206 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2021.100124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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Mucormycosis is a lethal and emerging disease that has lacked a genetic model fulfilling both high virulence and the possibility of performing stable and reproducible gene manipulation by homologous recombination (HR). Here, we developed a new methodology to successfully perform HR in Rhizopus microsporus. We isolated an uracil auxotrophic recipient strain and optimized the critical steps in the genetic transformation of this fungus. This was followed by an adaptation of a plasmid-free CRISPR-Cas9 system coupled with microhomology repair templates. We reproducibly generated stable mutants in the genes leuA and crgA, encoding a 3-isopropylmalate dehydratase and an ubiquitin ligase, respectively. Our new genetic model showed that mutations in the gene pyrF, a key virulence gene in several bacterial and fungal pathogens, correlated with an avirulent phenotype in an immunocompetent murine host. This was reverted by gene complementation, showing the broad possibilities of our methodology.
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- Carlos Lax
- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Sharma DN, Welsh J, Kumar R. Can low-dose radiation therapy reduce the risk of mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients? J Cancer Res Ther 2021; 17:1294-1296. [PMID: 34916356 DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_2011_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Daya Nand Sharma
- Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago; Department of Radiation Oncology, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Kayarat B, Khanna P. Posaconazole in the Prevention of COVID-19-associated Mucormycosis: A Concerning Contributor to the Rise in Antifungal Resistance. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25:1209-1210. [PMID: 34916761 PMCID: PMC8645813 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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How to cite this article: Kayarat B, Khanna P. Posaconazole in the Prevention of COVID-19-associated Mucormycosis: A Concerning Contributor to the Rise in Antifungal Resistance. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(10):1209–1210.
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- Bhavana Kayarat
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Nawaz FA, Yaqoob S, Sharma A, Khan AR, Rackimuthu S, Ghazi BK, Khawaja UA, Essar MY. From black to white: A roadmap to containing the rise of candidiasis amidst COVID-19 and mucormycosis in India. CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2021; 12:100917. [PMID: 34869942 PMCID: PMC8634736 DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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With numbers of active COVID-19 cases in India falling in recent weeks and the healthcare system finally showing signs of coping with the mucormycosis epidemic, several new reports of COVID-19 cases linked to "white fungus" have emerged. This has led to rising concern with the potential to stretch the capacity of an already burdened healthcare system. Moreover, the implications of this disease in the COVID-19 population and its consequences on the health and socio-economic structure of the country have not been vastly studied. This commentary explores the need for government efforts in the context of containing candidiasis during the pandemic and provides key recommendations on combating this imminent public health challenge.
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- Faisal A Nawaz
- College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Baddley JW, Thompson GR, Chen SCA, White PL, Johnson MD, Nguyen MH, Schwartz IS, Spec A, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Jackson BR, Patterson TF, Pappas PG. Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Invasive Fungal Infection. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021; 8:ofab510. [PMID: 34877364 PMCID: PMC8643686 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can become complicated by secondary invasive fungal infections (IFIs), stemming primarily from severe lung damage and immunologic deficits associated with the virus or immunomodulatory therapy. Other risk factors include poorly controlled diabetes, structural lung disease and/or other comorbidities, and fungal colonization. Opportunistic IFI following severe respiratory viral illness has been increasingly recognized, most notably with severe influenza. There have been many reports of fungal infections associated with COVID-19, initially predominated by pulmonary aspergillosis, but with recent emergence of mucormycosis, candidiasis, and endemic mycoses. These infections can be challenging to diagnose and are associated with poor outcomes. The reported incidence of IFI has varied, often related to heterogeneity in patient populations, surveillance protocols, and definitions used for classification of fungal infections. Herein, we review IFI complicating COVID-19 and address knowledge gaps related to epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of COVID-19-associated fungal infections.
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- John W Baddley
- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Hospital and Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Bakshi SS, Kalidoss VK. COVID 19 infection and mucormycosis—a dangerously increasing combination. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY 2021. [PMCID: PMC8159069 DOI: 10.1186/s43163-021-00121-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Singh V, Prasad A, Panda PK, Totaganti M, Tyagi AK, Thaduri A, Rao S, Bairwa M, Singh AK. Mixed invasive fungal infections among COVID-19 patients. Curr Med Mycol 2021; 7:19-27. [PMID: 35747732 PMCID: PMC9175149 DOI: 10.18502/cmm.7.4.8407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background and Purpose The healthcare system in India collapsed during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A fungal epidemic was announced amid the pandemic with several cases of COVID-associated mucormycosis and pulmonary aspergillosis being reported. However, there is limited data regarding mixed fungal infections in COVID-19 patients. Therefore, we present a series of ten consecutive COVID-19 patients with mixed invasive fungal infections (MIFIs). Materials and Methods Among COVID-19 patients hospitalized in May 2021 at a tertiary care center in North India, 10 cases of microbiologically confirmed COVID-19-associated mucormycosis-aspergillosis (CAMA) were evaluated. Results All patients had diabetes and the majority of them were infected with severe COVID-19 pneumonia (6/10, 60%) either on admission or in the past month while two were each of moderate (20%) and mild (20%) categories of COVID-19; and were treated with steroid and cocktail therapy. The patients were managed with amphotericin-B along with surgical intervention. In total, 70% of all CAMA patients (Rhizopus arrhizus with Aspergillus flavus in seven and Aspergillus fumigatus complex in three patients) survived. Conclusion The study findings reflected the critical importance of a high index of clinical suspicion and accurate microbiological diagnosis in managing invasive dual molds and better understanding of the risk and progression of MIFIs among COVID-19 patients. Careful scrutiny and identification of MIFIs play a key role in the implementation of effective management strategies.
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- Vanya Singh
- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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Kumar M, Sarma DK, Shubham S, Kumawat M, Verma V, Singh B, Nagpal R, Tiwari RR. Mucormycosis in COVID-19 pandemic: Risk factors and linkages. CURRENT RESEARCH IN MICROBIAL SCIENCES 2021; 2:100057. [PMID: 34396355 PMCID: PMC8349419 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mucormycosis is a serious and potentially fatal fungal infection caused by a type of rare but opportunistic fungal pathogen called mucormycetes. Recently, mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, made severe chaos in India during the second wave (between April and June 2021) of the tragical COVID-19 epidemic by its sudden and devastating surge with up to 50% mortality rate. While the exact cause of its sharp rise suddenly and specifically during the second wave still remains debatable, it has been noted that the people who are diabetic and have recovered from COVID-19 infection are more predisposed to mucormycosis. Nevertheless, the precise reason and mechanism(s) underlying the surge of this deadly infection needs to be investigated to comprehend its pathogenesis and pathological elements and discover rationale preventative/ therapeutic solutions. It is speculated that the indiscriminate use of steroids, antibiotics and zinc as a self-medication practice that increased during the COVID-19 epidemic may have promoted the dysbiosis of gut microbiota thereby inducing immune-suppression and making the risk group highly susceptible to this mycotic disease. In these contexts, this timely article attempts to contemplate and discuss some of the possible factors and potential mechanisms that can help to understand and explain the conundrum of sudden, steep and deadly upsurge of mucormycosis infections during the second wave of COVID-19 epidemic.
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- Manoj Kumar
- ICMR- National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhouri, Bhopal - 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- ICMR- National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhouri, Bhopal - 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- ICMR- National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhouri, Bhopal - 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- ICMR- National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhouri, Bhopal - 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Stem Cell Research Centre, Department of Hematology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute Regional Station, Palampur - 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32302, United States
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- ICMR- National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhouri, Bhopal - 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
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COVID-19-associated mixed mold infection: A case report of aspergillosis and mucormycosis and a literature review. J Mycol Med 2021; 32:101231. [PMID: 34864498 PMCID: PMC8620017 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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COVID-19-associated mold infections have been increasingly reported, and the main entity is COVID-19-associated aspergillosis (CAPA). Similarly, COVID-19-associated mucormycosis has been reported in hematology, and its prevalence is high and has been increasing in the diabetic population in India during the third COVID-19 pandemic wave. Simultaneous infection with Mucorales and Aspergillus is rare and even rarer during COVID-19. Here, we report the case of a previously immunocompetent patient with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection complicated with probable CAPA and mucormycosis co-infection. Specific diagnostic tools for mucormycosis are lacking, and this case highlights the advantages of analyzing blood and respiratory samples using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction to detect these fungi. We further reviewed the literature on mixed Aspergillus/Mucorales invasive fungal diseases to provide an overview of patients presenting with both fungi and to identify characteristics of this rare infection.
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