Mucormycosis in pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 era: A study of prevalence, risk factors and clinical features.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mucormycosis is a rare yet devastating fungal disease with a frequently fatal outcome. The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of mucormycosis, evaluate its risk factors, and assess the patients' outcomes in pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 era.

Methods

In this retrospective observational study, clinical data of 158 patients with confirmed histopathological diagnosis of mucormycosis were collected from the medical records departments of Imam Reza and Ghaem hospitals, Mashhad, Iran during 2018-2021. The collected data were risk factors associated with mucormycosis including age, gender, underlying diseases, details of corticosteroid administration, and complications such as blindness and mortality.

Results

Of 158 studied patients, 48 patients were di

SUBMITTER: Arjmand P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539365 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature