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. 2022 Jan-Feb;25(1):7-10.
doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_421_21. Epub 2021 May 31.

Epidemic of Mucormycosis in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Position Paper

Rahul Kulkarni  1 , Usha K Misra  2 , Chandrashekhar Meshram  3 , Dhanpat Kochar  4 , Manish Modi  5 , Venugopalan Y Vishnu  6 , Ravindra K Garg  7 , Nirmal Surya  8
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Epidemic of Mucormycosis in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Position Paper

Rahul Kulkarni et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2022 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

During the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, there is a sudden increase in number of cases mucormycosis infection in India. This communication by the Tropical Neurology subsection expert group of the Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) describes the clinical and diagnostic features, treatment of the disease and gives recommendations about the ways forward.

Keywords: COVID-19; Mucormycosis; rhino-orbito-cerebral syndrome.

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Flow chart of management of mucormycosis in COVID-19
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