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I was tested Covid positive on 24th April..on dexamethasone for 10days first 7days 4mg BD then 4mg OD since 2nd of May I am symptom free..around 2 weeks ago I found swelling over my face around my nose..so I visited ent specialist as I was worried for black Fungus but after endoscopy and clinical examination they asked me not to worry .
I just want to know do I need to go through MRI or CT scan although I don't have any symptoms.. beside slight headache which is not persistent and alternate nasal block..
Plz guide..and for how long I am under threat black Fungus..I have no co morbidity and my sugar level is always under normal range
Plz advice.
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MRI a T2 weighted scan shows the fungus it it's there,a CRP is useful in early cases.
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Mri with gadolinium enhancement is the investigation of choice but only when recommended by ur doctor ... Unecessary panic is also unwarranted if ur sugar level were in check ... Plz talk to ur doctor in detail
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The problem of Fungus persists for 2 or 3 months after Acute COVID19 infection. The fungus initially grows in the sinus and then spreads around the fat of the sinus to reach the eyes and then brain. Endoscopy and Clinical exam is positive only in advanced stage by the time Fungal has spread to Orbits and brain. MRI is the only definitive test for early diagnosis.
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