Asymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Mucormycosis is a lethal and life-threatening fungal infection. Several cases describing the association of COVID-19 and mucormycosis have been reported. In this article, we report a 58-year-old female with a history of diabetes mellitus type 2 who presented by diabetic ketoacidosis, rhino-orbital m...

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Autores principales:	Soheila Torabiyan, Behnam Dalfardi, Mojgan Sanjari
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Publicado:	Hindawi Limited 2021
Materias:	Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:90aa9cef8b1a44f2949dcef2db3ff5ea2021-11-22T01:10:06ZAsymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature2090-651X10.1155/2021/2765867https://doaj.org/article/90aa9cef8b1a44f2949dcef2db3ff5ea2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2765867https://doaj.org/toc/2090-651XMucormycosis is a lethal and life-threatening fungal infection. Several cases describing the association of COVID-19 and mucormycosis have been reported. In this article, we report a 58-year-old female with a history of diabetes mellitus type 2 who presented by diabetic ketoacidosis, rhino-orbital mucormycosis, and COVID-19. The patient was treated with liposomal amphotericin B and debridement of necrotic tissue of the rhino-orbital area and paranasal sinuses. Unfortunately, she passed away a few days after orbital surgery. We also conducted a review of the literature and reported 3 other similar cases that suffered from mucormycosis in association with COVID-19 and diabetic ketoacidosis and discussed the importance of this association.Soheila TorabiyanBehnam DalfardiMojgan SanjariHindawi LimitedarticleDiseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinologyRC648-665ENCase Reports in Endocrinology, Vol 2021 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665 Soheila Torabiyan Behnam Dalfardi Mojgan Sanjari Asymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
description	Mucormycosis is a lethal and life-threatening fungal infection. Several cases describing the association of COVID-19 and mucormycosis have been reported. In this article, we report a 58-year-old female with a history of diabetes mellitus type 2 who presented by diabetic ketoacidosis, rhino-orbital mucormycosis, and COVID-19. The patient was treated with liposomal amphotericin B and debridement of necrotic tissue of the rhino-orbital area and paranasal sinuses. Unfortunately, she passed away a few days after orbital surgery. We also conducted a review of the literature and reported 3 other similar cases that suffered from mucormycosis in association with COVID-19 and diabetic ketoacidosis and discussed the importance of this association.
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author	Soheila Torabiyan Behnam Dalfardi Mojgan Sanjari
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title	Asymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short	Asymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full	Asymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr	Asymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed	Asymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort	asymptomatic covid-19 as a risk factor of diabetic ketoacidosis and mucormycosis: a case report and review of the literature
publisher	Hindawi Limited
publishDate	2021
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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