Leprosy, steroids, and diabetes: a recipe for mucormycosis?

International Journal of DermatologyEarly View Correspondence Leprosy, steroids, and diabetes: a recipe for mucormycosis? Sejal Jain MBBS, Sejal Jain MBBS orcid.org/0000-0001-9175-6134 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorRitin Mohindra MD, Ritin Mohindra MD Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorDebajyoti Chatterjee MD, DM, Debajyoti Chatterjee MD, DM Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorShivaprakash Rudramurthy MD, PhD, FECMM, MNAMS, MNASc, Shivaprakash Rudramurthy MD, PhD, FECMM, MNAMS, MNASc Department of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorSameer Vyas MD, DM, Sameer Vyas MD, DM Department of Radiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorSunil Dogra MBBS, MD, DNB, FAMS, FRCP (London), FRCP (Edinburgh), Sunil Dogra MBBS, MD, DNB, FAMS, FRCP (London), FRCP (Edinburgh) Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorTarun Narang MD, MNAMS, FRCP (Edinburg), Corresponding Author Tarun Narang MD, MNAMS, FRCP (Edinburg) [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-0464-2989 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this author Sejal Jain MBBS, Sejal Jain MBBS orcid.org/0000-0001-9175-6134 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorRitin Mohindra MD, Ritin Mohindra MD Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorDebajyoti Chatterjee MD, DM, Debajyoti Chatterjee MD, DM Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorShivaprakash Rudramurthy MD, PhD, FECMM, MNAMS, MNASc, Shivaprakash Rudramurthy MD, PhD, FECMM, MNAMS, MNASc Department of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorSameer Vyas MD, DM, Sameer Vyas MD, DM Department of Radiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorSunil Dogra MBBS, MD, DNB, FAMS, FRCP (London), FRCP (Edinburgh), Sunil Dogra MBBS, MD, DNB, FAMS, FRCP (London), FRCP (Edinburgh) Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorTarun Narang MD, MNAMS, FRCP (Edinburg), Corresponding Author Tarun Narang MD, MNAMS, FRCP (Edinburg) [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-0464-2989 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 10 November 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.16904 Conflict of interest: None. Funding source: None. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1Prakash H, Chakrabarti A. Epidemiology of mucormycosis in India. Microorganisms. 2021; 9(3): 523. 2Muthu V, Rudramurthy SM, Chakrabarti A, Agarwal R. Epidemiology and pathophysiology of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: India versus the rest of the world. Mycopathologia. 2021; 186(6): 739–754. 3Basílio FM, Hammerschmidt M, Mukai MM, Werner B, Pinheiro RL, Moritz S. Mucormycosis and chromoblastomycosis occurring in a patient with leprosy type 2 reaction under prolonged corticosteroid and thalidomide therapy. An Bras Dermatol. 2012; 87: 767–771. 4Bhardwaj A, Gupta SK, Narang T, Suneetha S, Pradhan S, Agarwal P, et al. Updates on management of leprosy in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations by IADVL SIG leprosy. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2021; 12(Suppl 1): S24–S30. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation