Case Report Of A Case Of Post-Covid Mucormycosis

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Last Modified: December 7, 2023

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Coronavirus has been the cause of global pandemic. It has presented with complex clinical manifestation that healthcare is still recovering from it and searching for definite cure in process. However, the infection has resulted in depressed immune response where some treatment protocols like use of immunosuppressive drugs have also resulted in reduced immune response. All this has allows the opportunistic infections to grow and cause severe manifestations. Especially in severely infected cases or those with preexisting comorbidities

are at greater risk. Here, a case report is presented where a patient reported to a dental clinic with complain of dental pain post recovery and hospitalization due to COVID-19. Treatment was started as defined protocol. Gradually the patient develop palatal swelling and investigation

pointed towards Mucormycosis infection.