ABSTRACT

Mucormycosis is a common fungal infection noted in individuals who are immunecompromised. It very rarely affects healthy individuals. A 69year-old male patient presented with complaints of vomiting 3-4 episodes, swelling and closure of upper eyelid of right eye with mild pain in the right eye. The patient is a known case of Diabetes for the past 4 years and a known case of hypertension for 1 year. There was a past history of right side nasal polyp (4 years ago) and sigmoid colon malignancy. Right sided nasal poly was treated surgically with fundal endoscopic sinus surgery. The Sigmoid colon malignancy was diagnosed in November 2018 for which patient had underwent sigmoid colon resection and completed 5 cycles of chemotherapy. Relevant investigations were done and diagnosed to have sino nasal mucormycosis. Patient was started on Injection Amphotericin B intravenously at a dose of 1.0-1.5 mg/kg daily and planned for surgical debridement. Keywords: Mucormycosis, Immuno-compromised, Amphotericin B
Publication date: 01/12/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.12.5781