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Rise of Mucormycosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Challenges Faced [PDF]
Current Medical Mycology, 2023 Mucormycosis (previously called zygomycosis) is a diverse group of increasingly recognized and frequently fatal mycotic diseases caused by members of the class zygomycetes. Mucormycosis is around 80 times more common in India, compared to other developed
Malavika Kottarathil +3 more
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Mucormycosis and COVID-19: A systemic review
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2022 COVID-19 presents severely in persons with immunocompromised states such as diabetes mellitus. Steroids are used in the management of COVID-19.
Ankit Kaushik +3 more
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A rare case of post-COVID mucormycosis of the kidney
Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2022 Post-COVID mucormycosis of the kidney is a rare phenomenon with only very few cases reported, worldwide. Among the various opportunistic fungal infections, mucormycosis is associated with the highest mortality.
Ankit Tyagi +3 more
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Diagnosis of Mucormycosis: Current Situation, Challenges and Future Prospects. [PDF]
MycosesABSTRACT Mucormycosis, an aggressive fungal infection caused by members of the order Mucorales, progresses rapidly and is associated with high mortality, particularly in immunocompromised hosts such as patients with uncontrolled diabetes, transplant recipients or those with COVID‐19‐associated immunosuppression. Early diagnosis remains challenging with
Qu Y, Xiao Y, Liu L, Qu J.
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COVID-19 associated mucormycosis in Assiut University Hospitals: a multidisciplinary dilemma
Scientific Reports, 2022 Mucormycosis is a life-threatening opportunistic angioinvasive fungal infection. We aimed to describe the frequency, presentations, predictors, and in-hospital outcome of mucormycosis patients in the scope of CoronaVirusDisease-19 (COVID-19) during the ...
Sahar Farghly Youssif +12 more
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Mucormycosis in Hematologic Malignancies: Clinical Follow-Up and Treatment Results [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction:Mucormycosis is an aggressive-progressive invasive fungal infection caused by mold fungi in the division of mucorales of the zygomycetes class with high mortality, and is the most common fungal infection in patients with hematologic ...
Mehmet Hilmi Doğu +3 more
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The Laryngoscope, 1977 AbstractThree cases of mucormycosis are presented; two with unusual aspects: One with previously unreported involvement of the mandible, and one presenting as a cavernous sinus thrombosis.Review of the literature reveals a limited number of survivors.
L, Eisenberg, T, Wood, R, Boles
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Rhino-orbital Mucormycosis in a COVID-19 Patient: The First Case in Malaysia
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2022 Mucormycosis is an aggressive and potentially fatal fungal infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. There has been an increase in the number of cases of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in people with COVID-19, particularly in India.
Chee Yik Chang +3 more
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Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: With recent surge in SARS-COVID-19, cases of rhinocerebral mucormycosis are on rise. Rapid diagnosis of mucormycosis is essential as delay in the treatment is associated with dreadful outcome.
Amruta Patil +3 more
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COVID-19 associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis with underlying diabetes mellitus [PDF]
, 2022 Introduction: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in opportunistic infections such as mucormycosis, which is of some concern given the fairly rapid spread. The development of immunosuppression associated with COVID-19,
Saparbek Satmurzayev +4 more
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