S. Waizel-Haiat, JA. Guerrero-Paz, L. Sanchez-Hurtado, S. Calleja-Alarcon and L. Romero-Gutierrez (2021). A Case of Fatal Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis Associated With New Onset Diabetic Ketoacidosis and COVID-19. Cureus, 13(2), e13163. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13163

PubMed 33575155

[Abstract]
Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection, often acute and extremely severe, occurring in patients with an underlying condition. Coinfection in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported, often bacterial. A 24-year-old female is presented with acute fatal rhino-orbital mucormycosis and COVID-19. We report one of the first cases of rhino-orbital mucormycosis and COVID-19. With this case, we highlight the importance of considering mycotic coinfection in COVID-19 patients with diabetes.