<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2d1 20170631//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"> <ArticleSet> <Article> <Journal> <PublisherName>isfcppharmaspire</PublisherName> <JournalTitle>Pharmaspire</JournalTitle> <PISSN>C</PISSN> <EISSN>o</EISSN> <Volume-Issue>Volume 15, Issue 01,2023 </Volume-Issue> <PartNumber/> <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic> <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage> <Season>Jan-March</Season> <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue> <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue> <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA> <PubDate> <Year>-0001</Year> <Month>11</Month> <Day>30</Day> </PubDate> <ArticleType>Pharmacognosy</ArticleType> <ArticleTitle>An insight into the mucormycosis: “The black fungus” mutilating COVID-19 patients</ArticleTitle> <SubTitle/> <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage> <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA> <FirstPage>22</FirstPage> <LastPage>27</LastPage> <AuthorList> <Author> <FirstName>Debajyoti</FirstName> <LastName>Roy</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> <FirstName>Seema</FirstName> <LastName>Brar</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> <FirstName>Naresh Kumar</FirstName> <LastName>Rangra</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> </Author> </AuthorList> <DOI>10.56933/Pharmaspire.2023.15104</DOI> <Abstract>COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) is an uncommon but possibly lethal fungal illness that has surfaced as a possible COVID-19 consequence. The infection is caused by a Mucorales family fungus that is often found in the environment. COVID-19 individuals who have uncontrolled diabetes, long-term steroid use, or mechanical ventilation are at a higher risk of developing mucormycosis. Mucormycosis can be ophthalmic, gastrointestinal, sinus orbital, cutaneous, or pulmonary, with symptoms differing depending on the kind and site of the infection. The epidemiology of CAM is unknown, but there have been reports of a rise in the prevalence in some parts of the world, including India and Iran. Herbal treatment has been proposed as an adjunctive treatment to conventional treatment, but further studies are required to assess its efficacy. Early detection and treatment are essential to enhancing patient outcomes, and health-care practitioners should be mindful of the risk factors for CAM. Further research is needed to better comprehend the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and management of this newly discovered fungal infection.</Abstract> <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage> <Keywords>Causes of mucormycosis, COVID-19-associated mucormycosis, Symptoms of mucormycosis, Treatment of mucormycosis, Types of mucormycosis</Keywords> <URLs> <Abstract>https://isfcppharmaspire.com/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=14647&title=An insight into the mucormycosis: “The black fungus” mutilating COVID-19 patients</Abstract> </URLs> <References> <ReferencesarticleTitle>References</ReferencesarticleTitle> <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage> <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage> <References>1. Pushparaj K, Bhotla HK, Arumugam VA, Pappusamy M, Easwaran M, Liu WC, et al. Mucormycosis (black fungus) ensuing COVID-19 and comorbidity meets-Magnifying global pandemic grieve and catastrophe begins. Sci Total Environ 2022;805:150355. 2. Kumar KR. 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