"Zygomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Infection in humans and animals caused by fungi in the class Zygomycetes. It includes MUCORMYCOSIS and entomophthoramycosis. The latter is a tropical infection of subcutaneous tissue or paranasal sinuses caused by fungi in the order Entomophthorales. Phycomycosis, closely related to zygomycosis, describes infection with members of Phycomycetes, an obsolete classification.
| Descriptor ID |
D020096
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.980
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zygomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Fungal Necrotizing Fasciitis after Penetrating Trauma. Am Surg. 2018 Aug 01; 84(8):e302-e304.
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Posaconazole treatment for Apophysomyces elegans rhino-orbital zygomycosis following trauma for a male with well-controlled diabetes. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 May; 45(5):1648-51.
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Breakthrough zygomycosis after voriconazole administration among patients with hematologic malignancies who receive hematopoietic stem-cell transplants or intensive chemotherapy. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2007 Apr; 39(7):425-9.