COVID-19–associated central nervous system mucormycosis
Mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. Central nervous system (CNS) mucormycosis is usually an extension of the infection from the sinuses to the eyes and brain. CNS mucormycosis arises from an adjacent paranasal sinus infection (rhinocerebral) by direct...
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| author | Anjali Mishra Dinesh Mohan Chaudhari Pushpendra Nath Renjen |
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| description | Mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. Central nervous system (CNS) mucormycosis is usually an extension of the infection from the sinuses to the eyes and brain. CNS mucormycosis arises from an adjacent paranasal sinus infection (rhinocerebral) by direct extension or hematogenous dissemination from the lungs, but isolated CNS mucormycosis is a rare presentation. During an episode of fungemia, seeding may occur in brain tissue, leading to this infection. The most common clinical presentation of mucormycosis is rhino-orbital-cerebral infection, which is presumed to start with inhalation of spores into the paranasal sinuses of a susceptible host. In this article, we emphasize on the COVID-19–associated mucormycosis, particularly the involvement of CNS. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5802bef2ff81447190b0e66b1eee096d2025-01-02T07:13:38ZengSAGE PublishingApollo Medicine0976-00162213-36822021-01-0118319219510.4103/am.am_84_21COVID-19–associated central nervous system mucormycosisAnjali MishraDinesh Mohan ChaudhariPushpendra Nath RenjenMucormycosis is a life-threatening infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. Central nervous system (CNS) mucormycosis is usually an extension of the infection from the sinuses to the eyes and brain. CNS mucormycosis arises from an adjacent paranasal sinus infection (rhinocerebral) by direct extension or hematogenous dissemination from the lungs, but isolated CNS mucormycosis is a rare presentation. During an episode of fungemia, seeding may occur in brain tissue, leading to this infection. The most common clinical presentation of mucormycosis is rhino-orbital-cerebral infection, which is presumed to start with inhalation of spores into the paranasal sinuses of a susceptible host. In this article, we emphasize on the COVID-19–associated mucormycosis, particularly the involvement of CNS.http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2021;volume=18;issue=3;spage=192;epage=195;aulast=Mishracovid-19–associated mucormycosiscentral nervous systemcoronavirus disease 2019fungal infectionmucormycosisrhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis |
| spellingShingle | Anjali Mishra Dinesh Mohan Chaudhari Pushpendra Nath Renjen COVID-19–associated central nervous system mucormycosis Apollo Medicine covid-19–associated mucormycosis central nervous system coronavirus disease 2019 fungal infection mucormycosis rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis |
| title | COVID-19–associated central nervous system mucormycosis |
| title_full | COVID-19–associated central nervous system mucormycosis |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19–associated central nervous system mucormycosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19–associated central nervous system mucormycosis |
| title_short | COVID-19–associated central nervous system mucormycosis |
| title_sort | covid 19 associated central nervous system mucormycosis |
| topic | covid-19–associated mucormycosis central nervous system coronavirus disease 2019 fungal infection mucormycosis rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis |
| url | http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2021;volume=18;issue=3;spage=192;epage=195;aulast=Mishra |
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