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    A case of hoarseness of voice following COVID-19 infection

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    Mucormycosis is a fatal angio-invasive fungal infection associated with a high mortality. Apart from the traditional risk factors, COVID-19 infection and steroid therapy for the same have been recently identified to predispose to this life-threatening infection. Usual presentations of mucormycosis include rhino-orbito-cerebral, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal and cutaneous involvement. We report an unusual case of mediastinal involvement by mucormycosis in a patient recovering from moderate COVID-19 pneumonia. Early diagnosis, prompt initiation of antifungal therapy accompanied by timely surgical debridement were pivotal in averting morbidity and mortality in this patient

    Intravascular fasciitis in foot – a rare entity in a rare site

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    Intravascular fasciitis is a rare lesion involving blood vessels, showing proliferation of myofibroblasts, involving the superficial or deep fascia. We report a case of middle aged male patient presenting with callosity over the toe, with features of intravascular fasciitis, which is a rare site
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