"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucormycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Risk factors and impact of non-Aspergillus mold infections following allogeneic HCT: a CIBMTR infection and immune reconstitution analysis. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Feb; 51(2):277-82.
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Concurrent Disseminated Nocardiosis and GI Mucormycosis in a Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipient. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Apr 01; 34(10):e84-6.
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Sinonasal mucormycosis in immunocompromised pediatric patients. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Dec; 31(12):907-10.
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A neutropenic patient with rapidly progressive lung lesion. Chest. 2004 Oct; 126(4):1364-7.
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Invasive synergistic fungal infection after motor vehicle collision. Cutis. 2003 Mar; 71(3):201-4.
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Pulmonary zygomycosis. A cause of positive lung scan diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage. Chest. 1989 Jan; 95(1):238-40.
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Hairy cell leukemia and mucormycosis. Treatment with alpha-2 interferon. Am J Med. 1986 Dec; 81(6):1065-7.