"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucormycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Nasir N, Farooqi J, Mahmood SF, Jabeen K. COVID-19 associated mucormycosis: a life-threatening complication in patients admitted with severe to critical COVID-19 from Pakistan. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Nov; 27(11):1704-1707.
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Fadhel M, Patel SV, Liu E, Fune L, Wasserman EJ, Asif A. Disseminated Pulmonary with Isolated Muscular Mucormycosis in an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review. Am J Case Rep. 2019 Aug 16; 20:1210-1215.
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Foshee J, Luminais C, Casey J, Farag A, Prestipino A, Iloreta AM, Nyquist G, Rosen M. An evaluation of invasive fungal sinusitis outcomes with subsite analysis and use of frozen section analysis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 08; 6(8):807-11.
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Mulki R, Masab M, Eiger G, Perloff S. Lethargy and vision loss: successful management of rhinocerebral mucormycosis. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jun 02; 2016.
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Mattioni J, Portnoy JE, Moore JE, Carlson D, Sataloff RT. Laryngotracheal mucormycosis: Report of a case. Ear Nose Throat J. 2016 Jan; 95(1):29-39.
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Non L, Sta Cruz JP, Tuazon S. Sudden death in a patient with bone marrow transplant by a fungus among us. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Nov 12; 2014.
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Di Pentima MC, Chan S, Powell J, Napoli JA, Walter AW, Walsh TJ. Topical amphotericin B in combination with standard therapy for severe necrotizing skin and soft-tissue mucormycosis in an infant with bilineal leukemia: case report and review. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Oct; 36(7):e468-70.
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Lazar SP, Lukaszewicz JM, Persad KA, Reinhardt JF. Rhinocerebral Mucor circinelloides infection in immunocompromised patient following yogurt ingestion. Del Med J. 2014 Aug; 86(8):245-8.
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Chaganti J, Marriott D, Steel T, Donovan J, Biggs N. Perineural trigeminal nerve abscess secondary to mucor sinusitis: serial diffusion-weighted MRI and literature review. Clin Radiol. 2011 Nov; 66(11):1106-9.
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Shakoor S, Jabeen K, Idrees R, Jamil B, Irfan S, Zafar A. Necrotising fasciitis due to Absidia corymbifera in wounds dressed with non sterile bandages. Int Wound J. 2011 Dec; 8(6):651-5.