Uncontrolled diabetes is emerging as the key factor in acquiring black fungus infection or mucormycosis, which is surfacing in COVID-19 patients after recovery, say experts.
Mucormycosis (Black Fungal Disease): A Complication of COVID-19
Mucormycosis is spread by spores from the black fungus, Mycormycetes. It mainly affects people with a weak immune system and attacks the lungs and other organs of the body. It is also known as Black Fungal Disease.
Mucormycosis is spread by spores from the black fungus, Mycormycetes. It mainly affects people with a weak immune system and attacks the lungs and other organs of the body. It is also known as Black Fungal Disease.
‘Mucormycosis is an uncommon, opportunistic invasive fungal infection which occurs in immune-suppressed patients. ’
SGPGI director Prof. R.K. Dhiman said: "Uncontrolled diabetes is the most common risk factor for acquiring this infection. These fungal spores are present in the air, soil and on decomposed debris and gain entry into sinuses and lungs by breathing contaminated air. Covid-19 patients with uncontrolled diabetes, undergoing treatment with steroids, are at heightened risk of the infection." The infection can be successfully managed and treated with a multi-disciplinary approach and the role of microbiologist, ENT specialist, ophthalmologist and diabetologist is crucial to achieve successful results, he said.
Meanwhile, nine more cases of black fungus infection were reported at King George's Medical University (KGMU) on Saturday taking the tally to 17 since March.
New Drug Holds Promise for Combatting Deadly Mucormycosis Infections
A new Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) study holds hope for adding to the arsenal of therapies physicians have to combat an increasingly common infection afflicting people with weakened immune systems.
A new Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) study holds hope for adding to the arsenal of therapies physicians have to combat an increasingly common infection afflicting people with weakened immune systems.
One patient developed symptoms during treatment at the IDH ward of KGMU.
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LA BioMed Researchers may Have Developed Treatment for Mucormycosis
Researchers claimed that they have developed a way to prevent human cell invasion of Mucorales fungi and are able to treat mucormycosis in disease models.
Researchers claimed that they have developed a way to prevent human cell invasion of Mucorales fungi and are able to treat mucormycosis in disease models.
Of these, seven also have Covid, while others had recovered from the novel coronavirus infection and are admitted in the post-Covid ward, including one in intensive care unit, for black fungus treatment.
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The patient in ICU has undergone a surgery in which ENT experts removed all the dead tissue.
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