… 2011 Oct;12(5):397-400. doi: 10.1089/sur.2010.065. Invasive mucormycosis and aspergillosis in a healthy 22-year-old battle casualty: case report Surg Infect (Larchmt) . "While surveillance of mucormycosis is limited, we have been seeing some of these types of cases in the United States," the CDC's Dr. Chiller told Newsweek. Patients with prolonged neutropenia, leukemia, or hematopoeitic stem cell transplantation have been reported to have a risk of mucormycosis of 1-8% ( 28 … In the US, for example, the CDC says it often investigates one to three cases of clusters of mucormycosis linked to certain groups of people, like those who have had an organ transplant. A rare but serious fungal infection, known as mucormycosis and colloquially as “black fungus”, is being detected relatively frequently among Covid-19 patients in some states. The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued an advisory after Dr. VK Paul, member NITI Aayog mentioned about the existence of the rare, fungal infection. Mucormycosis Or Black Fungus Cases Triggered By Covid-19 Rising In Delhi Hospital In a statement, doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) on Thursday stated that they have found six cases … The increasing number of mucormycosis cases- a fungal infection, colloquially "black fungus"- among patients recovering from COVID-19 is being detected in some states. A skin infection can occur after the fungus enters the skin through a scrape, burn, or other type of skin injury. "Fortunately, they appear to … For example, the lung or sinus forms of the infection can occur after someone inhales the spores from the air. The disease often manifests in the skin and also affects the lungs and the brain. With the onset of the second wave of coronavirus, many new symptoms and associated challenges have come to the surface. Doctors at a Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital are witnessing a rise in the number of Covi-induced mucormycosis cases, the hospital said in a statement. As Covid cases surge in India, multiple reports of a deadly fungal infection known as mucormycosis are being reported in recovering Covid patients. A population-based estimate of the incidence of mucormycosis, published in 1998, indicated that approximately 500 cases per year occurred in the US . People get mucormycosis through contact with fungal spores in the environment. This infection was feared as it … A review of mucormycosis cases at one US cancer center found that 0.7% of patients had mucormycosis at autopsy and that 20 patients per 100,000 admissions had the disease. With a number of mucormycosis cases detected in Delhi, Maharashtra and Gujarat, experts in the national Covid-19 task force on … Usually, mucormycosis is treated with antifungals, but in some cases the patient might need a surgery.