case report of osteoarticular mucormycosis in post COVID - 19 Patient

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare invasive fungal disease often seen in immuno-compromised individuals.The Mucormycosis cases increased in COVID-19 patients from March – June 2021. Here we report a case of 61 year old male hypertensive patient with COVID-19 who was treated with antibioticsand steroids for recovery. After treatment he developed secondary infection of osteoarticular mucormycosis which is uncommon and rare. We report this case here in detail.