Hyderabad : COVID-19 triggering rare, deadly fungal infection, claims Delhi’s Ganga Ram hospital. Doctors at a leading private facility here have Seen multiple cases in recovering Covid19 patients, who were diagnosed with a deadly fungal infection “triggered by COVID-19”, due to which nearly half of them lost their eyesight If not detected early, the infection – Mucormycosis also known as black fungus – can kill half the patients and lead to loss of vision or jaw in others., hospital authorities claimed on Monday.
Unlike Other fungal infection, Mucormycosis is opportunistic and happens in mostly immune-compromised or Deficiency patients like those with diabetes, kidney disease, and those who have had transplants.
Even in the cases that we have seen recently, the patients had other comorbidities but Covid-19 Might have have weakened their immunity further. Also, many Covid patients are given steroids and other drugs that might lower their immunity further,” said Dr. Shaloo Bageja, senior eye surgeon at Sir Ganga Ram hospital. In the last 15 days, ENT surgeons at Sir Ganga Ram Hospitalhave seen 13 cases of “COVID-19 that triggered mucormycosis
