Can use of steroids lead to black fungus? How should it be treated?

Can the use of steroids lead to black fungus? How should it be treated? India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai raised these questions on his show News Today at 9.

Q: What’s black fungus? Can the use of steroids lead to black fungus? What are the symptoms? How should it be treated? DR. HEMANT THACKER, CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN & CARDIOMETABOLIC SPECIALIST, BREACH CANDY, JASLOK, BHATIA AND RELIANCE HOSPITALS, MUMBAI: