Summary:
As if COVID was not enough, now a rare fungal infection was seen among eight COVID patients who were admitted to the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI).
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As if COVID was not enough, now a rare fungal infection was seen among eight COVID patients who were admitted to the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI).
Six of them died, while the other two have suffered vision loss that may be hard to reverse.
Sino-orbital invasive disease is an aggressive infection of the eye socket and sinuses, and it can prove fatal, especially in cases where it spreads to the brain.
The said eight cases were studied by researchers at the Minto Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, which is associated with BMCRI.
In all, the team examined 2,684 Covid-19 patients from September 1 to November 30, 2020, with their written consent.
The cohort had moderate to severe symptoms of Covid-19.
Patients with the displaced eyeball, drooping upper eyelid, and Covid-19 manifestations such as conjunctivitis and ocular pain were subjected to further medical investigations.
Twenty-seven patients had ocular manifestations of Covid-19, but the sino-orbital invasive disease was detected in only eight patients.
All eight had severe Covid-19 and diabetes.
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