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First report of COVID-19-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus - 02/12/21

Doi : 10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101203 
Jyoti Diwakar a, Arghadip Samaddar a, Subhas Kanti Konar b, Maya Dattatraya Bhat c, Emma Manuel a, Veenakumari HB a, Nandeesh BN d, Asmiya Parveen a, Sadiya Noor Hajira a, Dwarakanath Srinivas b, Nagarathna S a,
a Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 
b Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 
c Department of Neuroimaging & Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 
d Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 

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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major public health problem worldwide. These patients are at increased risk of developing secondary infections due to a combination of virus- and drug-induced immunosuppression. Recently, several countries have reported an emergence of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM), particularly among patients with uncontrolled diabetes, with India reporting an alarming increase in rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) in post-COVID cases. Hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) are the major underlying risk factors. So far, case reports and review articles have reported CAM only in adult patients. Here, we describe the first cases of COVID-19-associated ROCM in two pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). Both the cases had asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 and developed ROCM during the course of treatment of DKA. None of them had exposure to systemic steroids. Imaging findings in both cases revealed involvement of orbit, paranasal sinuses, and brain with cavernous sinus thrombosis. The patients underwent craniotomy with evacuation of abscess. Microbiological and histopathological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of mycormycosis, with fungal culture growing Rhizopus arrhizus. Post-operatively, the patients received liposomal amphotericin B (LAMB) and systemic antibiotics. Retrobulbar injection of LAMB was given in an attempt to halt orbital disease progression. However, it wasn't successful and both of them had to undergo orbital exenteration eventually. ROCM is a rapidly progressive disease and prompt diagnosis with aggressive surgery and timely initiation of antifungal therapy can be life-saving. Physicians should have a high index of suspicion, so as to avoid a delayed diagnosis, particularly in post-COVID patients with uncontrolled diabetes.

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Keywords : COVID-19, Mucormycosis, Diabetes, Mucorales, Rhizopus arrhizus, Amphotericin B


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