"Mucormycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection in humans and animals caused by any fungus in the order Mucorales (e.g., Absidia, Mucor, Rhizopus etc.) There are many clinical types associated with infection of the central nervous system, lung, gastrointestinal tract, skin, orbit and paranasal sinuses. In humans, it usually occurs as an opportunistic infection in patients with a chronic debilitating disease, particularly uncontrolled diabetes, or who are receiving immunosuppressive agents. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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D009091
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.980.600
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucormycosis" by people in Profiles.
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cotH Genes Are Necessary for Normal Spore Formation and Virulence in Mucor lusitanicus. mBio. 2023 02 28; 14(1):e0338622.
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A prospective multicenter study on mucormycosis in India: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Med Mycol. 2019 Jun 01; 57(4):395-402.
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Isolated cerebral mucormycosis of the basal ganglia. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Sep; 124:102-5.
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Survival of a patient with trauma-induced mucormycosis using an aggressive surgical and medical approach. J Trauma. 2011 Feb; 70(2):507-9.
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Invasive fungal infection of the midfacial and orbital complex due to Scedosporium apiospermum and mucormycosis. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2004 Feb; 62(2):231-4.
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Successful non-surgical treatment of disseminated polymicrobial fungal infection in a patient with pancytopenia and graft-versus-host disease. J Infect. 2000 Nov; 41(3):273-5.
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Apophysomyces elegans infection in a renal transplant recipient. Am J Kidney Dis. 1995 Aug; 26(2):381-4.