SARS-CoV-2, Uncontrolled Diabetes and Corticosteroids-An Unholy Trinity in Invasive Fungal Infections of the Maxillofacial Region? A Retrospective, Multi-centric Analysis.

Aditya MoorthyRohith GaikwadShreya KrishnaRaghuraj HegdeK K TripathiPreeti G KaleP Subramanya RaoDeepak HaldipurKrishnamurthy Bonanthaya

Published in: Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery (2021)

Despite the limited sample size, it is evident that there is a significant increase in the incidence of angioinvasive maxillofacial fungal infections in diabetic patients treated for SARS-CoV-2 with a strong association with corticosteroid administration.

Keyphrases

sars cov
type diabetes
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
cell wall
glycemic control
adipose tissue
weight loss
insulin resistance