Characteristics and Outcomes of a Series of COVID-Associated Mucormycosis Patients in Two Different Settings in Egypt Through the Third Pandemic Wave.
Yousef Ahmed FouadHatem M BakreMahmoud A NassarMohamed Omar A GadAshraf Abdelsalam Kandeel ShaatPublished in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)
CAM continues to be a concrete threat throughout Egypt, especially in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and those who inadvertently receive steroid therapy. It remains to be seen if increased vaccination coverage and early detection due to increased awareness would result in declining rates and adverse sequelae of CAM. A national registry would allow for better monitoring of the disease trends.