Epidemiology, Clinical Profile, and Analysis of Risk Factors in COVID Associated Rhino-orbito-cerebral Mucormycosis Patients - An Observational Study.

Aim Of Study: To study the clinico-epidemiological profile and identify risk factors for the development of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) among the patients treated at our regional mucormycosis center.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional single-centre observational study. All CAM patients admitted to Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai from April 2021- August 2021 were included in the study.

Comparison of Novel Biomarkers of Insulin Resistance With Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance, Its Correlation to Metabolic Syndrome in South Indian Population and Proposition of Population Specific Cutoffs for These Indices.

Background The clustering of risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individuals has been defined as Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). The major forerunner of all the components of MetS is Insulin Resistance (IR) which is measured by the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) and requires the measurement of fasting plasma insulin levels. We attempted to study the performance of lipid-based biochemical markers of IR for the diagnosis of MetS and postulate a population-specific cutoff for these indices in the South Indian population.