Surgeons in Madhya Pradesh remove part of jaws to save lives of four black fungus patients According to officials, over 350 mucormyosis patients, including some from other districts and some from Indore, remain admitted in local hospitals. Share Via Email | A+A A- By PTI INDORE: Surgeons in Indore had to remove half of the upper jaws of four patients infected by mucormycosis or 'black fungus' over the last one week to save their lives, a senior surgeon said on Tuesday. "A team of surgeons from our college operated on 50 patients of black fungus during the last one week. For the prevention of the infection, we had to surgically remove half of the upper jaws of four patients," said Dr Amit Rawat, Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Government Autonomous College of Dentistry.