Loss of an eye to mucormycosis following corticosteroid therapy for COVID-19

• Main Authors: Mariana Gonçalves Rodrigues (Author), William Kazunori Sekiguchi (Author), Sérgio Gonçalves (Author), Yuri Reis Casal (Author), Fernando Pereira Frassetto (Author), Vinicius Trindade Gomes da Silva (Author), Marcello Mihailenko Chaves Magri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mucormycosis is a rare, sometimes severe fungal infection that has emerged as a possible complication of COVID-19. We report a case of a non-diabetic, apparently immunocompetent patient diagnosed with rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis shortly after COVID-19 treatment with dexamethasone. The patien...