Doctors from the Patna Medical College and Hospital’s microbiology department have reported white fungus in four patients, including two patients who had recovered from COVID-19. The doctors have warned that the white fungal infection can be as fatal as the current black fungal infection. Does this mean that the doctors must be cautious about the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients? Read to know more.
Doctors claim that the white fungus infection could be as fatal as mucormycosis or black fungus, as it attacks the lungs of the immune-compromised people, including COVID-19 patients. Though no specific cases of white fungal infection in COVID-19 patients have been reported, white fungus (candida and aspergillus) has been detected in the lungs of four patients. Also a few cases of infection due to yellow fungus have also been reported. According to experts, the symptoms of the…
