First report of rhino-orbital mucormycosis caused by Syncephalastrum racemosum in a diabetic patient with COVID-19 in Iran and review of recent literature

• Main Authors: Mojtaba Taghizadeh Armaki (Author), Jalal Jafarzadeh (Author), Saeid Mahdavi Omran (Author), masoumeh Bayani (Author), Ali Tavasoli (Author), Leila Faeli (Author), Mohsen Nosratabadi (Author), Sanaz Yaalimadad (Author), Bahador Nikoueian (Author), Iman Haghani (Author), Maryam Moazeni (Author), Tahereh Shokohi (Author), Mohammad T. Hedayati (Author), Mahdi Abastabar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Purpose: Invasive mucormycosis is a rare mycosis that affects most cases of uncontrolled diabetes and has a high mortality rate. Patients with COVID-19 are at high risk of developing invasive mucormycosis due to the consumption of anti inflammatory drugs such as corticosteroids and de...