Causes & Cure

Ziyabad:  a time when several states are witnessing a surge in the number of black and white fungus cases, a 45-year-old patient in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was on Monday found infected with yellow fungus, which is said to be more dangerous than the other two fungal infections. The person is currently being treated at a private hospital under ENT surgeon DrBrij Pal Tyagi’s supervision.

Speaking on the same, DrTyagi said the patient is infected with all three kinds of funguses - black, white, and yellow. “A 45-year-old patient’s sinus was normal in CT scan but after performing endoscopy we came to know that he contracted three types of fungi (black, white, and yellow). Yellow fungus is generally found in reptiles. I found this first time in human," he said. It is believed that poor hygiene standards or consumption of unhygienic food cause yellow fungus infection. Excess use of steroids or anti-fungal medicines is also a reason behind the surge in such infection cases in Covid-19 patients. Initially, the patient suffering from yellow fungus complains of extreme tiredness, low or no appetite which leads to weight loss. Subsequently, the weight of the patient starts decreasing rapidly and it becomes quite fatal. Reportedly, it later resulted in multiple organs failure.