COVID-19", due to which nearly half of them lost their eyesight, hospital authorities claimed on Monday.In the last 15 days, ENT surgeons at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) have seen 13 cases of "COVID-19-triggered mucormycosis".This alarming affliction, although rare, is not new.
What is new is COVID-19 triggering mucormycosis, they said.Black Fungus or mucormycosis has been a cause of disease and death of patients in transplants, and ICU and immunodeficient individuals since long.However, it is the rapid increase in the numbers seen in unsuspected recovering COVID-19 patients that is causing the grave concern, the SGRH said in a statement."In the last 15 days, ENT surgeons have seen 13 cases of COVID-19-triggered mucormycosis in over 50%.