 Mucormycosis
"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 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 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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Dallalzadeh LO, Ozzello DJ, Liu CY, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS. Secondary infection with rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis associated with COVID-19. Orbit. 2022 Oct; 41(5):616-619.
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Davies BW, Smith JM, Hink EM, Durairaj VD. Increased Incidence of Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis After Colorado Flooding. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun; 33(3S Suppl 1):S148-S151.
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Mattingly JK, Ramakrishnan VR. Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis of the Optic Nerve. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 11; 155(5):888-889.
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Dioverti MV, Cawcutt KA, Abidi M, Sohail MR, Walker RC, Osmon DR. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis in immunocompromised hosts. Mycoses. 2015 Dec; 58(12):714-8.
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Weber RW. Allergen of the month--mucor. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Aug; 115(2):A15.
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Frank GS, Smith JM, Davies BW, Mirsky DM, Hink EM, Durairaj VD. Ophthalmic manifestations and outcomes after cavernous sinus thrombosis in children. J AAPOS. 2015 Aug; 19(4):358-62.
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Abidi MZ, Sohail MR, Cummins N, Wilhelm M, Wengenack N, Brumble L, Shah H, Jane Hata D, McCullough A, Wendel A, Vikram HR, Kusne S, Litzow M, Letendre L, Lahr BD, Poeschla E, Walker RC. Stability in the cumulative incidence, severity and mortality of 101 cases of invasive mucormycosis in high-risk patients from 1995 to 2011: a comparison of eras immediately before and after the availability of voriconazole and echinocandin-amphotericin combination therapies. Mycoses. 2014 Nov; 57(11):687-98.
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Koonce RC, Price CS, Sutton DA, Wickes BL, Montero PN, Morgan SJ. Lower-extremity zygomycosis in a patient with traumatic injuries. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Mar 01; 91(3):686-92.
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Gelston CD, Durairaj VD, Simoes EA. Rhino-orbital mucormycosis causing cavernous sinus and internal carotid thrombosis treated with posaconazole. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun; 125(6):848-9.
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Simmons JH, Zeitler PS, Fenton LZ, Abzug MJ, Fiallo-Scharer RV, Klingensmith GJ. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis complicated by internal carotid artery thrombosis in a pediatric patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Diabetes. 2005 Dec; 6(4):234-8.
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