Mucormycosis is a rare angio-invasive illness caused by the fungi Mucorales, which is often seen in immune-compromised patients. Rhino-orbitocerebral, cutaneous, disseminated, gastrointestinal, and pulmonary forms of this unusual fungal infection exist. Dr. Akshay Nair, a Mumbai-based eye surgeon, was waiting to operate on a 25-year-old woman who had recovered from Covid-19 three weeks prior on 8th May 2021 morning. He inserted a tube into her nose and was scraping mucormycosis-infected tissues, an uncommon but harmful fungal infection. The nose, eye, and even the brain are all affected by this violent infection. Doctors are now registering a number of cases involving a mysterious infection - also known as the "black fungus" among returning and recovered Covid-19 patients as a deadly second wave of Covid-19 ravages India.
Jyoti Prakash Sahoo*
Dept. of Agricultural Biotechnology, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India
Ambika Prasad Mishra
Dept. of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha (754 006), India
Pranaya Pradhan
Dept. of Nematology, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India
Kailash Chandra Samal
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