Mucormycosis of the Breast in a Patient With Breast Carcinoma After COVID-19 Pneumonia

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare, but potentially fatal, fungal infection which is caused by mucormyctes. These forms of fungi are typically known to infect immunocompromised individuals but are rare in immunocompetent individuals. Herein, we report the case of a 52 year-old female who was diagnosed with right breast carcinoma in Manipal Hospital, a tertiary cancer care center. The patient was a known diabetic and hypertensive and who had recently recovered from coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. In the due course of management, she developed mucormycosis infection at the operative site in her right breast where she had a radiation therapy-induced wound. This patient was successfully treated with an aggressive regimen of early surgical debridement along with administration of systemic amphotericin B.