Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus exacerbated by COVID-19-induced inflammation is the risk factor for COVID-19-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: A matched pair case-control study.

Purpose: Amidst the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, India experienced an epidemic of COVID-19-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM). This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and elucidate the risk factors for developing COVID-19-associated ROCM, comparing the risk factors among COVID-19 patients with and without ROCM.

Methods: This case-control study included all COVID-19-associated ROCM patients treated at our hospital from May 1 to July 30, 2021.