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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 207-209 |
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Orbital Mucormycosis in Covid- 19: A Case Presentation
Rajakannan Durairaj
Department of Ophthalmology, ESICPGIMSR, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Rajakannan Durairaj
191, 100 Feet Bypass Road, Vijaya Nagar, Velachery - 42, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/tjosr.tjosr_168_21
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A 53–year-old male presented with a left eye swelling, proptosis, loss of vision, and complete ophthalmoplegia. Orbital mucormycosis is leading to the diagnosis of COVID 19,the patient was treated for the same. The author wants to insist that Orbital mucormycosis can develop in COVID-19 patients with comorbidities and patients under treatment with corticosteroidsfor COVID-19, which requires prompt diagnosis and management.
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