Though the term has become quite famous lately in the print and social media, in strict medical terms, it’s incorrect. The disease that we are concerned about is a form of life threatening invasive fungal infection called “mucormycosis’. It includes infection caused by fungi belonging to the order “Mucorales”.Over 11,700 instances of mucormycosis were reported in India on May 25, 2020, from the beginning of this pandemic.
Even though most of the people might’ve heard it for the first time, India in fact had the highest number of cases of mucormycosis even before the present pandemic. A research conducted between 2013 and 2015 at four large tertiary care institutions in India found 388 instances of mucormycosis, roughly 56 percent of whom had “uncontrolled diabetes.”The recent surge of cases has been linked to the possibility that CoVID-19 or its treatment acts as a contributory risk factor.
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Early diagnosis and treatment are the only effective way in improving outcomes of this disease. Surgery combined with the use of antifungal agents (Liposomal Amphotericin B, Posaconazole, Isavuconazole) when done in the earlier stages is most helpful
Despite all advancements, mortality is still high to the tune of even 90 % in pulmonary and disseminated cases.
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