Special clinic for black fungus opened at Basavatarakam Cancer Institute
16 May 2021 2:02 AM GMT
Patients can contact BIACH&RI on these numbers: 040-23551235 and 040-23556655, according to a release issued here on Saturday
The BMC's Central Purchase Authority is procuring antifungal drug Amphotericin B which is used to treat mucormycosis. (File/PTI)
Hyderabad: In order to attend to immunocompromised patients of cancers after recovery from Covid-19, who are increasingly diagnosed with mucormycosis or black fungus, a multidisciplinary clinic has been started at Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute (BIACH&RI).
This team of doctors includes surgeons from ENT, head and neck surgeons, neurosurgeons, ophthalmic, reconstructive and maxillofacial surgeons. This clinic is being set up in the hour of crisis as there is an increase in cases of mucormycosis.
Those suffering from the disease can contact BIACH&RI on these numbers: 040-23551235 and 040-23556655, according to a release issued here on Saturday.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
Next Story
