Everyone's talking about steroids, high Glucose, oxygen, unhygienic conditions etc for #Mucormycosis. But the real talking point should be #coronavirus. Steroids use in India in rampant. During the chikungunya epidemic I saw many patients with high Glucose due to steroids but 1/
None had #mucormycosis. Use of tap water for o2 therapy is common in India but no reports of #mucor before this pandemic!
It's the #coronavirus infection which is causing immune dysfunction, lymphopenia, high ferritin, endothelitis which is favoring #mucor. 2/
It's the #coronavirus infection which is causing immune dysfunction, lymphopenia, high ferritin, endothelitis which is favoring #mucor. 2/
It's the combination of the above risk factors in COVID that is causing #Mucor.
Preventing the Covid infection is the best option we have.
Please wear MASK & take VACCINE.
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Preventing the Covid infection is the best option we have.
Please wear MASK & take VACCINE.
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After the covid infection, keeping glucose levels under control, judicious use of steroids and using distilled water for o2 therapy helps to prevent #mucor. 4/4
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