Regi Kurien, Lalee Varghese, Lisa Mary Cherian, Ranjeetha Racheal Inja, Manu Thampi, Stuti Chowdhary, Rakesh R Bright, Lisa Abraham, Raga Panicker, Nithya Rajendran, Priya Ganesan, Shalini Sahu, Aparna Irodi, Abi Manesh, Jayanthi Peter, Joy Sarojini Michael, Meera Thomas, Reka Karuppusami, George M Varghese, Vedantam Rupa
We aimed to compare the demography, clinical profile, histopathology, fungal culture, radiology, surgery performed, medical therapy and outcomes of patients with acute invasive fungal sinusitis seen during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic by retrospectively reviewing their case records. Of 238 patients, 43(18.1%) presented during the first wave and 195(81.9%) during the second wave. Patients seen during the first wave were older (p = 0.04) and more likely to have visual impairment (p = 0...
February 2024: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery