Introduction: Mucormycosis is a fatal fungal infection, which is rare but commonly affects immunocompromised patients. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who were immunocompromised, due to comorbid conditions, such as hematological malignancy and diabetes mellitus (DM), and patients on immunosuppressive therapy such as steroid therapy were the important host for mucormycosis infection.
Aim: This study aimed to study the clinicopathological correlation of mucormycosis in post-COVID-19 patients.
Int J Appl Basic Med Res
December 2022
Schwannoma, a benign tumor, arise from schwann cells of myelin sheath; occur anywhere in the body but commonly occur on flexor aspect of extremities. Nasal septum being the rarer site. We report a case of nasal septum schwannoma in an 18-year-old female presented with intermittent epistaxis and progressively increasing nasal obstruction for 2-year duration.
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