Mucormycosis coinfection and Covid-19 – 2021 scenario: a scope review

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i5.28611

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Mucormycosis; Covid-19; Teaching; Coinfection.

Abstract

The Covid-19 disease became a pandemic in 2019, starting in China. This disease is being related to opportunistic infections, mainly fungal. One of these co-infections refers to the association with mucormycosis. Objective: In this sense, this study was carried out to evaluate the information available in the literature on the subject and to detect possible clinical conducts. Methodology: For this, the scope review methodology was used to gather information about possible treatments and clinical procedures related to this double infection. Results: 350 articles were found and at the end 13 articles were included in the analysis. Close follow-up of the patients was identified as the clinical procedure to be adopted, in order to identify any facial necrosis, and liposomal amphotericin B was identified as treatment. Conclusion: This knowledge helps the SUS to set up care strategies and robust clinical protocols in relation to this co-infection, which is still little known, as observed in the current literature.

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Published

13/04/2022

How to Cite

SILVA, J. C. R. A. da .; PIUVEZAM, G.; BRITO, A. F. S. de . Mucormycosis coinfection and Covid-19 – 2021 scenario: a scope review. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 5, p. e46811528611, 2022. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i5.28611. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/28611. Acesso em: 4 nov. 2024.

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