Online ISSN: 2515-8260

“Incidence, Clinical Profile, Treatment Protocol and Outcome of Rhino-Maxillary Orbital Mucormycosis in Government Medical College Hospital, Nizamabad, Telangana, India: A Prospective Study and Mini – Review of Literature”

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Bokhari K1 , Vasantha Gudla2 , Sujatha Asadi3 , Prathima Raj4 , Samson5 , Gupta A6

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Introduction: mucormycosis (ROCM) is a aggressive infection and in patient with co-morbidities, the mortality rises upto 50%. Rhino-orbitocerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is the more common in patients with poor diabetic control and usually manifests itself as nasal stuffiness, nasal discharge, facial pain. Eye signs involve opthalmoplagia, proptosis and in advanced stages loss of vision.

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