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V. Mohan, chairman, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, said as part of diabetes control month, screening of all patients coming to hospitals for any illnesses could be done.
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India has so far recorded close to 12,000 cases of mucormycosis, or black fungus infection as it is commonly known. The Central government has now declared it a notifiable disease. Mucormycosis is not unknown in India, but now, with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to rage, it has come into popular consciousness now that the country is seeing a surge in its cases. While the increased use of steroids, which are needed for the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients, is being cited as one possible reason, experts have also said that a majority of cases are seen in those with poorly-controlled diabetes.
He opened the first juvenile diabetes registry Eminent diabetologist C.V. Krishnaswami, 83, died here on Friday night. He is survived by two daughters and their families.
Dr. Krishnaswami was a pioneer in his field. He had worked at the Voluntary Health Services (VHS) Hospital for more than 50 years.
When he headed the diabetes department there, he was instrumental in opening India’s first juvenile diabetes registry. He was also formerly an honorary clinical professor of medicine at the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai. He also served as the director of Prema’s Medical and Diabetes Research Centre (PMDRC).
His friends and colleagues recalled how he was service-oriented and not money-minded.