Black fungus: A rising consternation among COVID patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad-Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
J Pak Med Assoc
; 72(6): 1225-1228, 2022 Jun.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1885006
ABSTRACT
For almost one and a half year the world is facing the pandemic called COVID-19, which is an acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). This disease has already engulfed many lives and has not been tamed so far. Physicians all over the world still, trying to get a hold of this global health issue, are faced with another life-threatening challenge associated with COVID-19, called black fungus-Mucormycosis. Within a span of few weeks, we have encountered three cases of black fungus in our institute which has stirred a serious concern among physicians in Pakistan.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Pak Med Assoc
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
JPMA.4225
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