In second Wave of covid 19 most of the patients are getting infected with this deadly virus in hospital ICU itself because of
1. Lower immunity of patient due to viral infection
2 Usually in viral infection Steroids and antibiotics are not used as first line because both of these medicine causes lower immune response and patient becomes more susceptible for opportunistic infections like mucormycosis
3 In addition to steroids and antibiotics Inj Remdesevir is also known to reduce ability of person to fight infection
4 Patients with Co morbidity like Uncontrolled Diabetes and Ischemic Heart disease are at very high risk to catch this deadly fungal infection l
5 Once patients are recovered from covid 19 and discharged from hospital usually they are home quarantined and during this phase mostly mucormycosis starts blooming
Initially patients have little stuffiness or blockage of unilateral or bilateral nose
Slowly slowly they start getting pain over upper jaw region
This is the stage when patients other sinuses like frontal, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal start getting involved.
So in short thus is called as pan sinusitis
Unfortunately patient as well as treating medical doctor feels its post covid normal symptoms.
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| mucormycosis Infected Teeth and jaw - High Intensive infection |
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| mucormycosis Infected Teeth and jaw - Initial stage |
By the time infection reaches eye and most of the upper jaw gets hollowed due to mucormycosis patients are unaware
Treatment of mucormycosis is also very expensive as antifungal medicines like Amphotericin cost almost 25 k per day and it required for more than 10 days
Role of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Dental Surgeon is very very important in diagnosis of mucormycosis
Initial mobility in teeth
Discharge of pus from jaw
Numbness of upper jaw
Watering of eyes
Blurred vision
Headache
Above symptoms are easily diagnosed by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Role of Prosthodontics a specialist Dental Surgeon plays a very vital role in rehabilitating the resected jaw bones
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| mucormycosis Infected Teeth and jaw removed after operations |
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| Severe mucormycosis Infected eye Removed after Operation |
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| Severe mucormycosis Infected Teeth and jaw |
Great information
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