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BLACK FUNGUS OF COVID +
Dear doctor
My mother get covid positive on 18.04.2021.
Almost one month back.
She is pre diabetic. Fasting sugar is 110
He had mild pneumonia so doctor gave her predmet 48mg per day for 5 days after then she was fine.
No hospitalization and no oxygen was required.
She also had high d dimer value and she was given enoxoperin 40mg injection and d dimer decreased.
As my mother taken steroid 48mg for 5 days during treatment and she is pre diabetic with a Fasting sugar value 110 so is there any chance for getting black fungus. ?
Kindly help.
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Few criteria are in favor of getting and few against it. But summing up all very less chance. No prophylactic treatment available to prevent it from getting black fungus....
Any was you need to be watchful about any complain suggestive of facial pain or nasal block or nasal discharge. Then consult your ENT doctor.
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Dr. Mahammad Riyaj
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Gulbarga
Pre diabetic and methylprednisolone 48mg for 5 days is not a risk factor don't worry take care of your mother that's it.
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Dr. Anuradha Pandey
Intensive Medicine Specialist
10 yrs exp
Delhi
Diabetes and steroids are a risk factor for mucormycosis but it’s a complication of the treatment. It is much more common in patients with very poor sugar control and very high dose of steroid for a longer period . Detailed history with her diabetes history would be more helpful but her chances are very low of getting infected
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