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Dr Rohit Saiju

The writer is a professor of Ophthalmology at NAMS and president of Nepal Ophthalmic Society.
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Black fungus’s surge in COVID-19 patients in India and lesson for Nepal

Published On: May 18, 2021 11:46 AM NPT By: Dr Rohit Saiju

Black fungus affects individuals with low immunity like elderly people, cancer, diabetic and organ transplant patients. The incidence of black fungus is increasing in post COVID-19 patients because of the use of steroids, immunomodulatory drugs like Tocilizumab, and a prolonged use of humidified oxygen in hospitals.

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