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A thread on #Mucormycosis :
One of the lethal complications of Covid is Mucormycosis, also known as ‘Black fungus’ #infection. This dangerous fungal infection affects the nose, eye and sometimes the brain. My colleagues in ENT and Ophthalmology told me that previously (1/n)
One of the lethal complications of Covid is Mucormycosis, also known as ‘Black fungus’ #infection. This dangerous fungal infection affects the nose, eye and sometimes the brain. My colleagues in ENT and Ophthalmology told me that previously (1/n)
...this disease was rare and they used to get only 1-2 cases per year but now they are getting 2-3 cases/day.Diabetics are more prone to suffer from this disease as high sugar levels are favourable for mucor’s growth. Excess use of steroids in Covid also increases...(2/n)
....the chances of developing mucormycosis as steroids tend to increase blood sugar levels. My colleagues told me that when sugar level crosses 200 mg/dl (Normal range: 70-140), there are higher chances of developing mucormycosis. (3/n)
