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Case Report
1 DOMS, DNB Ophthalmology, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, GSVM Medical College and LLR Hospital, Kanpur, U.P., India
2 MS Ophthalmology, Professor and HOD, Dept. of Ophthalmology, GSVM Medical College and LLR Hospital, Kanpur, U.P., India
3 MS, Junior Resident, MS Ophthalmology, GSVM Medical College and LLR Hospital, Kanpur, U.P., India
4 MS Ophthalmology, Assistant Professor, GSVM Medical College and LLR Hospital, Kanpur, U.P., India
5 Senior Resident, MS Ophthalmology, GSVM Medical college and LLR Hospital, Kanpur, U.P., India
6 Junior Resident, MS Ophthalmology, GSVM Medical College and LLR Hospital, Kanpur, U.P., India
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Article ID: 101256Z01PS2021
Introduction: Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is a devastating opportunistic and fulminant infection. We report an unusual and rare case of optic neuritis as the complication of post-Covid rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM).
Case Report: A 37-year-old patient presented with ocular symptoms associated with ROCM and diminution of vision in left eye 14 days post-Covid. Radiological investigation (magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) showed heterogeneous altered signal intensity in left optic nerve. Fundus examination showed characteristic findings of optic neuritis.
Conclusion: In advanced stage of sino-invasive rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis perineural invasion is a proven histological feature. In our case scenario, the optic nerve of the patient got involved through perineural spread of mucormycosis, causing inflammation along the nerve resulting in optic neuritis.
Keywords: Optic neuritis, Perineural invasion, ROCM
Parul Singh - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Perwez Khan - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Anshika Gupta - Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Namrata Patel - Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Tejasvini Chandra - Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Dinesh Kumar Yadav - Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
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