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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr:42:264.e5-264.e8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.032. Epub 2020 Sep 16.

Mucormycosis with orbital compartment syndrome in a patient with COVID-19

Amanda Werthman-Ehrenreich  1
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Mucormycosis with orbital compartment syndrome in a patient with COVID-19

Amanda Werthman-Ehrenreich. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

During the current pandemic of COVID-19, a myriad of manifestations and complications has emerged and are being reported on. We are discovering patients with COVID-19 are at increased risk of acute cardiac injury, arrythmias, thromboembolic complications (pulmonary embolism and acute stroke), and secondary infection to name a few. I describe a novel case of COVID-19 in a previously healthy 33-year-old female who presented for altered mental status and proptosis. She was ultimately diagnosed with mucormycosis and orbital compartment syndrome, in addition to COVID-19. Early identification of these high morbidity conditions is key to allow for optimal treatment and improved outcomes.

Keywords: COVID-19; Mucormycosis; Orbital compartment syndrome.

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Figures

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Chest x-ray: showing left lower pneumonia.
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CT Head illustrating ethmoid sinus mucosal thickening.
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MRI brain showing paranasal sinus mucosal disease.
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MRI brain showing multifocal infarction.
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Inpatient MRI showing developing fungal brain abscess.
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Additional MRI image of fungal brain abscess.
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