Abstract
Antibiotics are types of antibacterial agents which are used in treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. Either they may kill, or they inhibit the growth of bacteria. Therefore, they are essential part in both prophylactic and as treatment modalities in documented as well as suspected infections
Highlights
In this devastating 2nd wave of COVID-19, a new challenge in the form of Mucormycosis colloquially called as’ Black Fungus’ maiming people with COVID-19
We describe a rare case of probable mucormycosis in a 32-year-old man with diabetes, and COVID-19 antibodies with no history of hospitalisation or fever and negative RT-PCR test for covid 2 months back
We performed a systematic review of our cases encountered in last 1 year and identified five peculiar cases of COVID-19 associated oromaxillofacial complications/mucormycosis
Summary
In this devastating 2nd wave of COVID-19, a new challenge in the form of Mucormycosis colloquially called as’ Black Fungus’ maiming people with COVID-19. A lot of rumours have been doing rounds around this fungal infection. We aim to bring scientific facts ONLY to help you understand pathophysiology in post covid dental complications to some extent. COVID-19 is comparatively a new disease, with foreground being known on an impulsive basis about the natural history of the disease, in terms of post-recovery events. After acute COVID-19 illness, recovered patients may continue to report broad categories of signs and symptoms including fatigue, cough, sore throat, difficulty in breathing, loss of taste etc. For follow up care and well-being of all postCOVID recovering patients, comprehensive approaches are the need of time [1]
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