Ghaziabad: Six more cases of Musormycosis have been reported in Ghaziabad taking the total number of infections recorded in the district of up to 99 years.
The patients, who are currently undergoing treatment at HARS Hospital Enter, a private hospital in Raj Nagar, has been contracted by Covid-19 in April-May this year and has co-morbidity such as diabetes.
Dr.
BP Tyagi, a senior ENT surgeon at the hospital, told Tii, “Our clinic never stopped seeing patients like that, although their number had dropped dramatically.
The case of the Musormycosis was at the top between May and June.
At present, me Caring for six patients who are all in the bracket aged 45-55 years.
“Two patients, he said, came from Ghaziabad and others came to hospital for care from Mathura, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar and Rajasthan.
Two Ghaziabad patients were over 50 years and had suffered mukormycosis for some time but did not realize it, said Dr.
Tyagi.
“One patient is a resident of Vijay Nagar.
He has faced the problem of blocking the nose but does not take medical help consider it as a post-covid effect.
It took place like this for about 20 days and then he came to my hospital.
The test revealed that the fungal infection spread to The skull after affecting his eyes and nose.
Surgery is immediately done to eliminate infection.
Because he is a diabetes patient limit, infection spreads quite slowly, “the doctor told toi.
The second patient, a Muradnagar resident, also utilizing late medical assistance and infection has spread to his jaw, said the doctor, added that they had to delete it.
Advise patients who have contracted Covid-19 and have co-morbidity, especially diabetes, to remain vigilant, said Dr.
Tyagi, people should not ignore the symptoms that include clogging of nasal, fever, chest pain and shortness of breath.
“People with uncontrolled diabetes, weakened immunity or those who suffer from cancer and use immunosuppressive drugs are more susceptible to infection contracts,” he added.
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