Hyderabad: Speaking at a black fungi awareness talk on Sunday, senior ENT expert and cosmetic surgeon Dr.
M Mohan Reddy expressed concern over the increasing rate of fungal infection in the city stating that the situation is so bad that healthcare facilities in the city are overflowing with mucormycosis cases.
In Telangana, ENT Koti hospital has 150 patients fully inhabited and they are broadening capability by converting vaccine centre.
If I have done 30 surgical treatments in the last 30 years, I have done the very same number of mucormycosis surgical treatments in the last 2 to 3 weeks , he said.
Dispelling misconceptions relating to the disease, Dr.
Reddy said that even though it is a rare disease that is now speaking like wildfire, it does not mean it will affect every COVID affected person.
The cases reported up until now have had a history of diabetes.
It doesn't imply that all diabetics will get it.
At the very same time, all those who went through high doses of steroids require not get black fungi , he included.
A prompt intervention in early symptoms through medication and surgeries can conserve 90% of the patients, Dr.
Reddy guaranteed.
Several physicians and professionals were present at the webinar arranged by the Telangana State Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Trade.
The President of TSFCCT Ammanabolu Prakash stressed the need to create awareness on the signs and treatment needed prior to phony news and misinformation gripped it.
The illness is spreading out quick, and before fake news and false information through social media on this starts, right info from the right individuals should reach the public , stated Prakash.Dr Sai Kumar, another ENT expert, who assisted in the discussion appealed that there is only one drug that can conserve the clients which the federal government need to guarantee a smooth supply of the life-saving injection Liposomal Amphotericin B that remains in brief supply right now.
The typical early signs of black fungi are one-sided facial swelling, headache, nasal or sinus congestion, black sores on nasal bridge or upper within the mouth that rapidly end up being more severe, combined with fever, the medical professionals explained.Click on Deccan Chronicle Technology and Science for the most recent news and reviews.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter.
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