Ruling out the obvious – Our tryst with rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis

Abstract

Atypical presentation of a typical disease can often leave the ophthalmologist looking for a needle in a haystack. Owing to the collateral damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, epidemics of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) are on the rise. It is a deadly fungal disease that invades tissues and causes infarction. We would like to present a case of ROCM who presented with persistent unilateral headache with otherwise normal ophthalmological findings.

Keywords

• covid-19
• headache
• rhino-orbital-cerebral-mucormycosis