Salem reports five black fungus, a relatively rare yet a potentially fatal condition, mostly among diabetes patients
Coimbatore: The dean of Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital Valli Sathyamoorthy on Saturday said that the hospital has so far witnessed five black fungus cases and had set up separate ward to treat them.
The incidence of black fungus, a relatively rare but fatal condition, is beginning to increase in Tamil Nadu. Earlier the department of health said the state had registered a total of nine such cases with one fatality in Tuticorin.
Caused by a fungal infection, medical practitioners say this mucormycosis—Black fungus, occurs on patients post Covid treatment. Reported mostly on the age group of above 45-60, mostly on diabetes patients, the dean said all the five men are under treatment at the special ward, under a group of specialists including ENT. “They are being treated using anti fungal drugs as part of the treatment after having red eyes, swollen cheeks, headache and nasal congestionâ€, the dean told.
The state government had made this disease as notified and the process to make sure the availability of Amphotericin B, the drug required to treat it, had begun. However, there is no such case reported in its neighbouring district, Coimbatore, so far. While the disease started to spread nooks, doctors say the cause is due to the overtaking of steroids while some even say that it can spread through airdrops.
The incidence of black fungus, a relatively rare but fatal condition, is beginning to increase in Tamil Nadu. Earlier the department of health said the state had registered a total of nine such cases with one fatality in Tuticorin.
Caused by a fungal infection, medical practitioners say this mucormycosis—Black fungus, occurs on patients post Covid treatment. Reported mostly on the age group of above 45-60, mostly on diabetes patients, the dean said all the five men are under treatment at the special ward, under a group of specialists including ENT. “They are being treated using anti fungal drugs as part of the treatment after having red eyes, swollen cheeks, headache and nasal congestionâ€, the dean told.
The state government had made this disease as notified and the process to make sure the availability of Amphotericin B, the drug required to treat it, had begun. However, there is no such case reported in its neighbouring district, Coimbatore, so far. While the disease started to spread nooks, doctors say the cause is due to the overtaking of steroids while some even say that it can spread through airdrops.