Publications by authors named "Kiran Kumar Prathipati"

Atypical fungal co-infections in post-COVID-19 patients may have been underreported due to limited diagnostic methods. We present a case of sinusitis in a 55-year-old post-COVID-19 patient with pain in the left side of the face, mimicking rhino-cerebral mucormycosis. CT-paranasal sinuses showed mucosal thickening of left paranasal sinuses, biopsy of which grew a velvety, white colony.

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Surge in the number of mucormycosis cases following second wave of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) infection posed several diagnostic and prognostic challenges. This study was aimed to describe clinical, diagnostic features and survival outcomes among patients of mucormycosis in post COVID-19 context. Retrospective chart review.

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Background: Clinical presentation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) varies from an asymptomatic state to severe disease characterized by acute respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory failure, thrombosis, and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reviewed as one of the laboratory factors that have been proposed to predict the severity of disease and mortality in COVID-19 pandemic.

Aim And Objectives: To evaluate the association between NLR and the disease severity and mortality in COVID-19.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world population across the globe. India has the secondlargest number of cases and the thirdlargest number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the world. There have been close to 4.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned on specific respiratory symptoms for suspecting an individual of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Meanwhile, many suspects are reporting dysfunctions of smell and taste. This study aimed to investigate the percentage of positive COVID-19 who had associated loss of sensation as detected by psychophysical testing.

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