Green Fungus! First Case Reported In Madhya Pradesh

'Green Fungus' is the latest infection to join previously recorded cases of the black, white, and yellow fungus, despite AIIMS head Randeep Guleria's warning last month against creating "confusion" with fungus colours.

On Monday, a 34-year-old patient with a rare fungal condition termed 'green fungus' was evacuated via chartered aircraft from a private hospital in Indore to Mumbai's Hinduja hospital. As per the District's health data manager, this is most likely the country's first incidence of such an infection. Apparently, the patient recovered from COVID-19, but physicians suspected that he had developed mucormycosis aka deadly black fungus illness, according to reports.

However, his test result revealed the presence of the green fungus in the patients' lungs, as per the District Data Manager of Indore's Health Department, Apoorva Tiwari.

According to Dr Ravi Dosi, chairman of the Department of Chest Diseases at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS) in Indore, the newest ailment is an Aspergillosis infection, and additional study on the fungus is needed.

Moreover, Aspergillosis is a rare illness that affects the lungs. Reportedly, the 34-year-old patient, who had been suffering from Covid for two months before developing severe nosebleeds and fever, was suspected of having caught the fatal Black Fungus, also known as mucormycosis.

Unfortunately, following examinations, it was discovered following the examination that he had caught 'Green Fungus,' an ailment that had previously been observed only as a "junior partner" in other cases, according to Dr Dosi.

He went on to add that the fungus, which is acting as an aggressor in what might be the country's first reported case, has harmed the patient's lungs, sinuses, and blood.

Dr Dosi stated that "the patient was treated with Covid for around two months. He returned home and began having nosebleeds and fever after around 10-15 days. He came in for tests, and we discovered that he has 'Green Fungus.'

The treatment for 'Green Fungus' differs from that for 'Black Fungus,' according to the doctor. He also stated that the various sorts of viruses must be 'colour-coded.'

After reports of the country's first incidence of 'Yellow Fungus,' Dr Guleria, Director of AIIMS, warned last month against the "confusion" caused by giving fungal infections different colours based on how they attacked the body.

"Naming the identical fungus depending on its colours generates confusion, depending on the location of the infection," he added.

The first of the coloured diseases to be recorded, Black Fungus, is rare but potentially dangerous, and has even been termed an epidemic.

According to doctors, Black Fungus can damage the face, nose, orbit of the eye, or brain, causing visual loss. It has the potential to spread to the lungs as well.