Immunopathology of COVID-19 and its implications in the development of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis: a major review.

COVID-19 has a role in the occurrence of ROCM due to its effects at the entry point of the fungus in the respiratory mucosa, effects of the innate immune system, creation of an environment of iron overload, propagation of hyperglycemia, and effects on the adaptive immune system.