Your browser doesn't support javascript.
Black fungus: A rising consternation among COVID patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad-Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
Khan, Manza Maqsood; Hasnain, Syed Ansab; Hussain, Altaf; Faisal, Malik Jawad.
  • Khan MM; Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Hasnain SA; Department of Head and Neck, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences,Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Hussain A; Department of Head and Neck, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences,Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Faisal MJ; Department of Head and Neck, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences,Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc ; 72(6): 1225-1228, 2022 Jun.
Article 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.
Subject(s)
Keywords

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / 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

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS


Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / 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