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Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has come across a first-of-its-kind case of white fungus which causes multiple perforations “throughout the intestine” in a Covid-19 patient, doctors said on Thursday.
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Perforations in food pipe and intestine due to white fungus
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Perforations in food pipe and intestine due to white fungus
A woman, who recovered from COVID-19, developed perforations in the lower end of the food pipe, upper part of the small intestine, and the large intestine due to white fungus infection in a “very rare” case, said Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
The 49-year-old woman had undergone mastectomy (removal of breast) due to cancer and had also received chemotherapy till four weeks ago.