Mucormycosis and Treatment
Institutional Strategies 1. All mucormycosis cases will be primarily admitted and managed pre & post operatively in respective surgical specialty (ENT, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery etc.) After admission every patient is to be examined by Department of Medicine, ENT, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; and by Ophthalmology & Neurosurgery as and when indicated. 2. Uncontrolled medical illness would be managed by respective medical units. 3. Independent second opinion of senior / another faculty from respective emergency unit may be taken if required. 4. Separate ward, OT or extra OT day are to be managed as per clinical load. 5. Day care treatment may be offered even post operatively whenever feasible. 6. The focus will be on early diagnosis & rapid initiation of antifungal therapy and aggressive “early” surgical debridement of necrotic lesions with optimal correction of co- morbidities. Introduction: • Mucormycosis or Zygomycosis ...