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Delhi hospital reports 13 cases of COVID-19-triggered mucormycosis

Mucor sp./CDC Times of India reports,  “In the last 15 days, we have seen 13 cases of COVID-19-triggered mucormycosis. Five have died. At least three patients have suffered vision and have had to undergo removal of the nose and jaw bone to prevent the spread of infection, Dr Manish Munjal, senior ENT surgeon, said. “Usually, we see one to two cases of mucormycosis in a month,” he added. In one case, a 32-year-old who had recovered from COVID-19 experienced a nagging left side nose obstruction, which rapidly became an eye swelling within two days, after which he reached out to the doctors. The left side of his face had become completely numb and he was brought to the hospital emergency in a partially disoriented and obtunded state, according to a Indian Express report.

Covid-19 can either be a mild disease or one with complications: Govt | India News

NEW DELHI: Amid reports of deadly fungal infection in recovering coronavirus patients leading to loss of eyesight, the Centre on Tuesday said Covid-19 can either be a mild disease without any symptom or a serious one with complications like these which have not occurred before. ENT surgeons at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) here had reported that they had seen 13 cases of Covid-19-triggered mucormycosis in the last 15 days. This alarming affliction, although rare, is not new. What is new is Covid-19 triggering mucormycosis, they said on Monday. Black fungus or mucormycosis has been a cause of disease and death of patients in transplants, and ICU and immunodeficient individuals since long. However, it is the rapid increase in the numbers seen in unsuspected recovering Covid-19 patients that is causing the grave concern, the SGRH said in a statement on Monday.

COVID-19 triggering rare, deadly fungal infection in recovered patients, claims Delhi hospital

COVID-19 triggering rare, deadly fungal infection in recovered patients, claims Delhi hospital In the past 15 days, ENT surgeons at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi have seen 13 cases of COVID-19-triggered mucormycosis Representational image. PTI New Delhi: Doctors at a leading private facility in Delhi have found multiple cases in recovering coronavirus patients, who were diagnosed with a deadly fungal infection triggered by COVID-19 , due to which nearly half of them lost their eyesight, hospital authorities claimed on Monday. In the last 15 days, ENT surgeons at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) have seen 13 cases of COVID-19-triggered mucormycosis . This alarming affliction, although rare, is not new. What is new is COVID-19

Mucormycosis fungus covid sir ganga ram hospital govt says mild disease but could take serious turn

URL copied Image Source : INDIA TV Mild disease but could take serious turn : Govt on COVID triggered fungal infection causing eyesight loss The government on Tuesday said the coronavirus -triggered deadly fungus causing eyesight loss in patients was a mild disease but could take a serious turn . The response came as ENT surgeons at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi came across over 12 cases of the Mucormycosis fungus within 15 days, which causes loss of eyesight, removal of the nose and jaw bone, and 50 percent mortality, where there is brain involvement.  This is a devastating disease. We need to be cautious. This could be a mild disease but can take a serious turn, Dr. VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, said today. 

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