Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
March 2023
Aim of our study was to report unusual presentation of mucormycosis in patients, who were recovered from COVID-19 infection. This was a prospective observational study, undertaken at Ravindra Nath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur, India, over a period of last 3 months (April-June 2021). All patients with maxillofacial and dental mucormycosis were included in the study.
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September 2021
Anosmia with or without dysgeusia is frequently associated with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) SARS-CoV-2 infection. SARS-CoV-2 virus affects the olfactory system and thus represents neurotropic and neuro-invasive nature of the virus. We found that tocilizumab's role in reducing mortality in severe covid-19 infection is still questionable and aim of our study was correlation of anosmia and severity of covid-19 infection and requirement of tocilizumab in anosmia patients.
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