Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 5: Department of ENT and Head Neck Surgery of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu have so far operated 9 patients of Mucormycosis (confirmed and suspected).
Various surgical procedures like endoscopic approach, open approach and combined approach were done to treat patients of Mucormycosis, a spokesperson of GMC Jammu said.
Quoting the specialists, who managed patients down with the Black Fungus at the Hospital, he said the greater part of mucormycosis cases was found in COVID-19 recovered patients.
As per the experts, with a prolonged high dose of steroids given during COVID treatment, the fungus effectively enters the body through the nose of patients with co-morbidities like diabetes, malignancy and low immunity. This fungus later contaminates the eyes and brain, making the patient loses sight or life, they added
Microbiology team included Dr Shashi Sudhan Sharma (HoD), Surgical team included Dr Parmod Kalsotra (HoD), Dr Padam Singh and Dr Sonika Kanotra, Anaesthesia team included Dr Samriti Gulati (HoD), Pathology team included Dr Subhash Bhardwaj (HoD), Ophthalmology team included Dr Satish Gupta (HoD), Medicine team included Dr Vijay Kundal (HoD) and Dr Fayaz Wani along with team of other faculty members.
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