COVID-19 associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis with underlying diabetes mellitus

Saparbek Satmurzayev 1, Natalia Selivokhina 2, Malika Khaiitova 3 * , Aida Seitaliyeva 4, Murat Nurlybaev 2
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1 Department of Pathology, National Scientific Center for Phthisiopulmonology of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2 Department of Complex Expertise, Institute of Forensic Expertise of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan
3 Department of Pharmacology, Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov, Almaty, Kazakhstan
4 Department of Fundamental Medicine, Аl-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
* Corresponding Author
J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 19, Issue 6, pp. 108-113. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/12725
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in opportunistic infections such as mucormycosis, which is of some concern given the fairly rapid spread. The development of immunosuppression associated with COVID-19, coupled with the presence of comorbidities that exacerbate the progression of the disease and in some cases lead to a fatal outcome, plays an important role in this.
Case presentation: We have examined a real case of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in comparison with earlier published contemporary studies on epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and risk factors. Autopsy materials of nasal mucosa, eye socket, brain of a patient with COVID-19 associated with diabetes mellitus have been subjected to a histological study.
Conclusion: The presented case demonstrates a unique pathomorphological pattern of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis, first registered in Kazakhstan and of great interest in the world practice.
Keywords: Mucormycosis, diabetes mellitus, COVID-19, corticosteroids

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Satmurzayev S, Selivokhina N, Khaiitova M, Seitaliyeva A, Nurlybaev M. COVID-19 associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis with underlying diabetes mellitus. J CLIN MED KAZ. 2022;19(6):108-13. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/12725

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