Category: Mucormycosis

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Brain:The central nervous system is made up of the brain and the spinal cord. TB bacilli can infect both, and cause TB meningitis – an infection of the thin layer that covers the brain. Spine:Pott disease is spinal infection, which begins in a vertebral body and often spreads to adjacent vertebrae Gastrointestinal:Rare and can occur in the context of active pulmonary disease or as a primary infection with no pulmonary symptoms. Bones and joints:Weight-bearing joints are most commonly involved, but bones of the wrist, hand, and elbow may also be affected, especially after injury. Liver:Liver infection is common in patients with advanced pulmonary TB and widely disseminated or miliary TB Pleural:Pleural TB is TB of the thin skin surrounding the lungs. This external lining serves to separate the lungs from…

Black fungus!!! The word itself comes with huge panic!! The amount of covid and Mucor we all are seeing it’s difficult not to panic with this word! But literally Does it mean BlackFungus ??? Mucormycosis it’s actually a type of fungal infection which we used to see in diabetic patients and now with Covid, the risk of Mucormycosis is really higher. So from where does this new infection comes. Basically, it’s there in the environment and dispose, we all inhale these, and those who have reduced immune system are more prone for this infection. Which might include your diabetes, under control doses of steroid or another immune suppression. So what type of fungus do I have visited, White fungus? Black Fungus? How do you know what it is and we…