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Respected sir/madam, I would like to know why mucormycosis affect people who has uncontrolled diabetes mellitus who were on steroid medication during covid treatment? I know steroids act as immunossupresants but why diabetes plays a role? And those who took steroids during covid (for pneumonia) but not diabetic are not prone to mucormycosis?
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Due to chronic hyperglycemia, high blood sugar the tissues have excess glucose attached to them. This glucose attachment serves as a nutrition to fungus. Non diabetic do not have this problem.
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