Kolkata Man Infected By Killer Plant Fungus Chondrostereum purpureum World’s First Case Report

The first case of human infection due to fungus has come to light in Kolkata, which is quite surprising in itself. This is said to be the first case in the world in which a human has become ill due to a fungus. This person is a plant mycologist who studies fungi etc. Researchers are saying that this case shows how humans can get infected by coming too close to a fungus, which earlier was found only in plants.

to the case ScienceDirect It has been published in a journal called Medical Mycology Case Reports. In which it is written that when this 61 year old man reached the hospital, he had symptoms like hoarse voice, cough, fatigue, and difficulty in swallowing which had been going on for the last three months. Doctors have said that the patient has no history of HIV infection, kidney disease, diabetes or any other long, chronic disease. He is a plant mycologist by profession and is doing research on mushrooms and other fungal plants.

of our partner website Report According to, Dr. Soma Dutta and Dr. Ujjwayani Ray, researchers of Apollo Multispeciality Hospital, Kolkata, said that a fungus named Chondosterium purpureum causes silver leaf disease in plants. It is especially found in rose plants. But this is the first case when a human has been infected by a fungal plant. It could not even be detected by traditional methods. It was detected through sequencing.

The report states that the transmission of this rare infection has occurred due to repeated exposure to contaminated substances. An abscess was found in the man’s neck which was removed with the help of surgery. However, after X-ray, nothing unusual was found in the body. After that the patient was given anti-fungal medicines. After being kept under observation for two years, the patient has now been declared completely healthy.