COVID - 19 presenting with fungal infections - the hidden pandemic within pandemic?
Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
; 10(44):3810-3814, 2021.
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in English
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1964684
ABSTRACT
The objective of this case report is to highlight the impending secondary fungal infection outbreak in COVID-19 and the need to contain this emerging spread of fungal infections. Three case reports are presented, all from India. Altered immunity is an important risk factor for mucormycosis. In addition, diabetes has been noted to be critical for the development of mucormycosis in immunocompetent patients. Candidiasis is an infection caused by the Candida species due to the immunosuppressed state developed by the use of glucocorticoids, which results in secondary fungal infection requiring urgent medical attention.
Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; Pesticides and Drugs; Control [HH405]; Non-communicable Human Diseases and Injuries [VV600]; mycoses; human diseases; viral diseases; coronavirus disease 2019; pandemics; outbreaks; public health; mucormycosis; glucocorticoids; immunosuppression; antifungal agents; drug therapy; immune competence; candidosis; risk factors; immunity; case reports; clinical aspects; infections; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Mucorales; Candida; India; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; Commonwealth of Nations; lower-middle income countries; medium Human Development Index countries; South Asia; Asia; Mucoromycotina; Zygomycota; fungi; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycotina; Ascomycota; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections; fungistats; chemotherapy; immunocompetence; immunological competence; candidiasis; clinical picture
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Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
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