Maxillary Mucormycosis Osteomyelitis in Post COVID-19 Patients: A Series of Fourteen Cases

During the current pandemic of COVID-19, numerous manifestations and complications have developed. Patients with COVID-19 are at high risk of fungal infections, such as mucormycosis, that may result directly from COVID-19 infection and/or as a side effect of the drugs used in COVID-19 treatment prot...

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Autores principales: Wael M. Said Ahmed, Amira M. Elsherbini, Nehal M. Elsherbiny, Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Nevine I. Ramzy, Ahmed F. Arafa
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2f6798344fef43be9efcf89ba238799a2021-11-25T17:21:10ZMaxillary Mucormycosis Osteomyelitis in Post COVID-19 Patients: A Series of Fourteen Cases10.3390/diagnostics111120502075-4418https://doaj.org/article/2f6798344fef43be9efcf89ba238799a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/11/2050https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4418During the current pandemic of COVID-19, numerous manifestations and complications have developed. Patients with COVID-19 are at high risk of fungal infections, such as mucormycosis, that may result directly from COVID-19 infection and/or as a side effect of the drugs used in COVID-19 treatment protocol, such as dexamethasone, hydroxychloroquine, and antibiotics. In this report, we described a series of 14 cases with maxillary mucormycosis osteomyelitis in immediate post-COVID-19 patients.Wael M. Said AhmedAmira M. ElsherbiniNehal M. ElsherbinyMohamed El-SherbinyNevine I. RamzyAhmed F. ArafaMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19mucormycosismaxillaosteomyelitisMedicine (General)R5-920ENDiagnostics, Vol 11, Iss 2050, p 2050 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic COVID-19
mucormycosis
maxilla
osteomyelitis
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle COVID-19
mucormycosis
maxilla
osteomyelitis
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Wael M. Said Ahmed
Amira M. Elsherbini
Nehal M. Elsherbiny
Mohamed El-Sherbiny
Nevine I. Ramzy
Ahmed F. Arafa
Maxillary Mucormycosis Osteomyelitis in Post COVID-19 Patients: A Series of Fourteen Cases
description During the current pandemic of COVID-19, numerous manifestations and complications have developed. Patients with COVID-19 are at high risk of fungal infections, such as mucormycosis, that may result directly from COVID-19 infection and/or as a side effect of the drugs used in COVID-19 treatment protocol, such as dexamethasone, hydroxychloroquine, and antibiotics. In this report, we described a series of 14 cases with maxillary mucormycosis osteomyelitis in immediate post-COVID-19 patients.
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author Wael M. Said Ahmed
Amira M. Elsherbini
Nehal M. Elsherbiny
Mohamed El-Sherbiny
Nevine I. Ramzy
Ahmed F. Arafa
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Amira M. Elsherbini
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Mohamed El-Sherbiny
Nevine I. Ramzy
Ahmed F. Arafa
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title Maxillary Mucormycosis Osteomyelitis in Post COVID-19 Patients: A Series of Fourteen Cases
title_short Maxillary Mucormycosis Osteomyelitis in Post COVID-19 Patients: A Series of Fourteen Cases
title_full Maxillary Mucormycosis Osteomyelitis in Post COVID-19 Patients: A Series of Fourteen Cases
title_fullStr Maxillary Mucormycosis Osteomyelitis in Post COVID-19 Patients: A Series of Fourteen Cases
title_full_unstemmed Maxillary Mucormycosis Osteomyelitis in Post COVID-19 Patients: A Series of Fourteen Cases
title_sort maxillary mucormycosis osteomyelitis in post covid-19 patients: a series of fourteen cases
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/2f6798344fef43be9efcf89ba238799a
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