A case of hoarseness of voice following COVID-19 infection

Mucormycosis is a fatal angio-invasive fungal infection asso-ciated 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-cere- bral, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal and cutaneous involve- ment. 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 thera- py accompanied by timely surgical debridement were pivotal in averting morbidity and mortality in this patient.