Delhi reports world’s first case of white fungus causing severe damage to intestine

NEW DELHI: World’s first ever case of White Fungus causing multiple perforations throughout the intestine has been reported in Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH).

Reportedly, a 49-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital on May 13 with complaints of severe abdominal pain accompanied by vomiting and constipation.

Later on, a CT scan was conducted by the doctors, after which it was revealed that there were perforations in the lower of the patient’s food pipe.

An emergency surgery was conducted by a team of surgeons to fix the perforations.

The woman was reportedly undergoing chemotherapy some time ago as a part of her cancer treatment.

“White fungus (Candida) causing multifocal perforations in the food pipe, small bowel and large bowel in COVID-19 infection has not been reported in the literature to the best of our knowledge,” Dr Anil Arora, Chairman of the Institute of Liver, hospital said