Ahmedabad: Vision caught in the eye of the mucormycosis storm

Rehana Bano Shaikh, 39, a resident of Khanpur in Ahmedabad, survived a severe Covid infection in April which included a 14-daylong hospital stay where she was put on an assistive breathing and steroid therapy. “In the second week of May, my right cheek started swelling. My face muscles became numb. On consulting a local doctor, I was told I may have mucormycosis and was referred to Civil Hospital,” recounts Shaikh.