Study on black fungus underway at PGIMS

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, May 13

A study is being conducted on the black fungus infection and its association with Covid and other factors such as the administration of steroids and age-group of the affected patients at the ENT department of Rohtak PGIMS.

Medical experts said a spurt had been witnessed in the cases of black fungus during the prevalence of the pandemic, though Covid was not the only cause behind the dreaded infection. “Black fungus is not a new infection. It was usually seen in immuno-compromised patients like those taking anti-cancer drugs, medicines given after kidney transplant, and those having uncontrolled diabetes and old age. But a sudden influx of black fungus cases is being witnessed since last year during the Covid prevalence,” said Dr Aditya Bhargava, head, ENT department, PGIMS.

Hisar: A suspected black fungus infection was detected in a Covid-positive patient in Fatehabad district on Thursday. The civil hospital authorities have referred the patient to PGIMS at Rohtak. The patient, a 45-year-old woman, tested positive 10 days ago and was under treatment in the civil hospital in Fatehabad.