Black fungus detected in 13-year-old in Gujarat's Ahmedabad

A 13-year-old boy is diagnosed with Mucormycosis in Gujarat, the epicentre of the rare fungal disease that affects Covid-19 patients.

Mucormycosis, an invasive fungal infection of the sinuses in Covid-recovered patients, has emerged as a prominent concern with India detecting several cases every day when the country is also seeing a shortage of the drug used to treat it. Now, India has detected the first case of black fungus in a 13-year-old. A 13-year-old child from Gujarat's Ahmedabad, who had recovered from Covid-19, is said to have been diagnosed with black fungus. “This boy had come to us earlier with symptoms of Covid-19, and after testing, he was found to be positive for the virus. He recovered after being treated according to protocol. However, shortly after being discharged, he complained of toothache and infection under the palate. It turned out to be mucormycosis,” paediatrician Dr Abhishek Bansal said. “He was operated on for it, his right-side palate and teeth had to be removed, and he is now on medication,” says treating paediatrician Dr Abhishek Bansal.