Finally, the chief specialist, a composed woman in her forties, entered his room. She pulled up a chair and sat beside his bed, her gaze calm but unwavering.
“Pavel,” she began softly, “we understand what’s happening. But it’s critical you know this did not start in your mouth.”
She continued, “The black substance you’re observing is necrotic tissue—dead cells that your body is expelling because it can no longer process them internally.
Your skin and underlying tissues are dying, and your body is attempting to eliminate this material through your oral cavity.”
“Why… why is this happening?” Pavel’s voice cracked.
“The root cause is severe systemic fungal poisoning,” she explained. “This fungus has colonized your digestive tract and entered your bloodstream.
It is not superficial; it is deeply invasive. Over time, it has destroyed tissue from the inside, and the peeling skin you see is merely the external manifestation of internal decay.”
Disbelief washed over him. “Fungal poisoning? I… I didn’t feel sick. There was no pain. Nothing.”
“That’s precisely the insidious nature of this condition,” she said. “Many fungi produce spores that are effectively invisible to humans.
They can be inhaled or ingested over months or even years without causing immediate symptoms.
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