GHAZIABAD: A senior ENT physician’s claim that he had discovered the first instance of’yellow fungus’ had societal networking spot-on Monday with articles on the newest colour of a disease that’s added to worries of Covid patients. The health care community, but responded with scepticism, with different physicians stating they weren’t acquainted with this kind of a fungal disease. Dr BP Tyagi, who stated that he has treated 25 patients with mucormycosis (black fungus) — and seven one of them white disease too — in his own Raj Nagar clinic, Harsh ENT, told TOI he’d publish his own findings in clinical journals after more study. He promised to have discovered’yellowish fungus’ at a 59-year-old patient under treatment for dark feces. Asked what yellowish disease has been, Dr Tyagi stated,”The disorder’s symptoms are like those of black fungus and white fungus, besides intense fatigue. Yellow disease is deadlier than both other forms and delaying its therapy may also cause septicemia.” Based on him, mucor septicus or yellowish fungus usually happens in reptiles. “It’s for the very first time this disease was discovered with me. The individual had Covid and has been diabetic. He arrived at my practice during Sunday evening. The CT scan of the sinus didn’t detect the disorder. It was discovered through nasal endoscopy. He’s experiencing three kinds of fungus — both black, yellow and white,” Dr Tyagi told TOI. “There isn’t any mention of the disorder in people in any medical journal. Since there isn’t any background, the broad-spectrum antifungal shot, amphotericin B, was prescribed as the medication,” he added. Amphotericin B, where there’s a serious shortage because of a sudden spike in demand, is used to deal with black fungus. Kunwar Singh, a Sanjay Nagar residentwho’d regained from Covid two weeks ago but had been attracted to the practice to deal with a swelling on the perfect side of his head that had grown only 3 days before, his son Abhishek stated. “He wasn’t able to open his attention. He was also bleeding through the nose during menopause,” said Abhishek, including the family was looking for amphotericin B shots in Delhi, Meerut and other areas. Even though Dr Tyagi’s”findings” were broadly shared on social networking, ENT experts cautioned against jumping to conclusions. ENT experts Delhi NCR stated they’ve not heard or read about the illness in their health care career up to now. Dr Nishi Sharma, ENT professor and adviser at RML Hospital at Delhi, stated,”I’m not conscious of this specific disorder, therefore I won’t comment on it” Dr VB Jindal, former president of the Indian Medical Association (Ghaziabad), also Dr Sanay Teotia, eye advisor and primary medical superintendent of District Combined Hospital, reacted similarly. Dr Amitabh Malik, leader ENT expert at Paras Technologies (Gurgaon), told TOI,”Naming a bacterial diseasein this way isn’t accurate. I’d neither deny nor affirm that, but I will tell you I have never heard of it.” Dr Vikramjeet Singh, senior adviser (internal medicine) in Aakash Healthcare at Delhi, explained,”There is not any reference of parasitic disorder in people. All these claims must be scrutinised. I’ve not seen such a situation along with the treating physician should shed more light in the household of the fungus and the way it’s impacting people.”