Black fungus: Surgeries performed on 116 patients at KIMS

The Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi, the premiere healthcare institution in north Karnataka where a special medical team has been constituted to oversee cases of black fungus

The Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi, the premiere healthcare institution in north Karnataka where a special medical team has been constituted to oversee cases of black fungus (mucormycosis), has so far treated 170 cases of the disease, of which 135 are active cases. According to the information by Director of KIMS Ramalingappa Antaratani, a team of doctors from private hospitals too has joined hands with KIMS and with their assistance so far, surgeries had been conducted on 116 patients of mucormycosis and preparations were on to conduct surgeries on 40 more. Apart from patients from Dharwad district, those from Belagavi, Gadag, Haveri, Bagalkot, Davangere, and Uttara Kannada districts are being treated at KIMS for black fungus.