Updated Jan 13, 2021 | 09:05 IST
Sino-orbital invasive disease is an aggressive infection of the eye socket and sinuses and it can prove deadly, in cases where it spreads to the brain. Rare fungal infection witnessed in eight Covid patients in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: AP
Bengaluru: A rare fungal infection was witnessed among eight Covid patients who were admitted to the city’s Medical College and Research Institute. Six of them succumbed.
Sino-orbital invasive disease is an aggressive infection of the eye socket and sinuses and it can prove deadly, in cases where it spreads to the brain. The disease is caused by mucormycosis, a fatal fungus. The aforementioned eight cases were analysed by researchers at the Minto Regional Institute of Ophthalmology.
BENGALURU: A
rare fungal infection was seen among eight
Covid-19 patients who were admitted to the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI). Six of them died, while the other two have suffered vision loss that may be hard to reverse.
Sino-orbital invasive disease is an aggressive infection of the eye socket and sinuses, and it can prove fatal, especially in cases where it spreads to the brain. The disease is caused is caused by Mucormycosis, a deadly fungus.
The said eight cases were studied by researchers at the Minto Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, which is associated with BMCRI. In all, the team examined 2,684 Covid-19 patients from September 1 to November 30, 2020, with their written consent. The cohort had moderate to severe symptoms of Covid-19.