COVID-19, Diabetes and Steroids: The Demonic Trident for Mucormycosis

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader COVID-19, Diabetes and Steroids: The Demonic Trident for Mucormycosis Via Otolaryngology Indian Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been found to be associated with mucormycosis in few parts of the world, especially India. It is important to look for reasons for this upsurge of cases so that other countries may take proper steps to prevent it. A prospective clinico-demographic study was conducted in SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India from April to May 2021. All patients (235) with COVID associated mucormycosis (CAM) were studied in detail with reference to their diabetic status and steroid intake during treatment of COVID-19. Steroid usage was in 84.3% of patients with methylprednisolone being the most commonly used steroid (66.8%). Majority of the patients had taken steroids for 7–14 days. Diabetes was found in 204 patients and 42.1% of patients were newly diagnosed during/after COVID-19 treatment. The HbA1c levels of diabetic patients ranged from 6.0% to 16.3%. This is perhaps the biggest study in the world shows that the triad of COVID-19, dia betes and steroid usage is a major contributing factor towards mucormycosis. Proper steps should be taken to prevent CAM. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.