He had inserted a tube in her nose and was removing tissues infected with mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection. This aggressive infection affects the nose, eye and sometimes the brain.

Sometimes, the sinuses fail to function correctly, leading to sinus pain caused by an infection or nasal congestion.” Takashima said a physician’s first step when seeing a patient complaining of ...

It can be a symptom of nasal furunculosis, a deep infection of the hair follicle within the nasal vestibule, the area just inside the nostril. Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to treat — but if ...

People who suffer from chronic sinus infections know the warning signs when one might be coming on. Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine say that is a good time to try preventative measures, such as ...

Fungal infections caused by members of the Mucorales order are rapidly progressing and fatal. The importance of mucormycosis has grown in recent years as the number of patients with predisposing ...

there is another rather fatal infection lingering in the background that doctors are witnessing in dozens of COVID-19 patients, and that is called Mucormycosis. Also known as Black Fungus ...

Chronic sinusitis is a condition where inflammation and infection in your sinuses persists for extended periods of time without relief. Your sinuses work as a filter, creating mucus that drains ...

India has reported 45,374 cases of this rare and dangerous infection, called mucormycosis, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said. It affects the nose, eyes and sometimes the brain ...