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India has so far reported at least 8,848 mucormycosis cases, as per an IANS report.
Black Fungus or ‘mucormycosis’ is a rare fungal infection that is caused by a fungus named mucor, found on wet surfaces.
Doctors recommend amphotericin B or ampho-B , an anti-fungal intravenous injection, for the treatment of the infection.
New Delhi: As India grapples with the second wave of the COVID-19, rising cases of mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’ infection are becoming worrisome.
India has so far reported at least 8,848 mucormycosis cases, as per an IANS report. While AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria was quoted as saying by ANI, The Covid-19-linked infection has claimed more than 7,000 lives in the country.
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A 56-year-old Delhi resident, Kumar lost his wife and other two family members to COVID-19. He had barely completed the last rites of his wife when he experienced pain in his abdomen, a news report said.
He had also tested positive for COVID along with his wife and been experiencing mild covid symptoms. Since Kumar s abdominal pain was considered gastritis/ stress-related, he self-medicated for acidity, delaying a diagnosis and treatment by three days.
He was finally evaluated in the COVID emergency of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The CT scan revealed his small intestine (jejunum) had perforated - a black fungus infection or mucormycosis had infected his intestine. By then, his COVID-19 infection had worsened requiring ventilator support.