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The double‐edged sword of systemic corticosteroid therapy in viral pneumonia: A case report and comparative review of influenza‐associated mucormycosis versus COVID‐19 associated mucormycosis

open access: yesMycoses (Berlin), 2021
Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a common complication of severe viral pneumonia, such as influenza and COVID‐19, that requires critical care including ventilatory support, use of corticosteroids and other adjunctive therapies to arrest the ...
K. Ahmadikia   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mucormycosis

open access: yesIndian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2003
A rare case of mucormycosis in a 58 years old healthy house-wife is reported which occurred without any predisposing factors like immuno-suppresion. Etiology, clinical features and treatment is outlined with the caution that the most effective drug i.e. amphotericin B may have very serious side effects as in this case.
S P S, Yadav   +3 more
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A fatal case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis of the jaw after dental extractions and review of literature

open access: yesJournal of Infection and Public Health, 2018
The purpose of presenting this case is to report a fatal case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis post-dental extraction in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
Shilpa Prabhu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Fatal Case of Disseminated Intestinal Mucormycosis in a Patient with Vibrio Sepsis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Acute Care Surgery, 2021
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that primarily causes opportunistic infections. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare infection that can occur in immunocompromised patients, nevertheless, prompt diagnosis and treatment is essential because it can be
Seungwoo Chung   +4 more
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Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease From the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
BACKGROUND: Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) remain important causes of morbidity and mortality. The consensus definitions of the Infectious Diseases Group of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group have ...
Akan, H   +64 more
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Mucormycosis: risk factors, diagnosis, treatments, and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesFolia Microbiologica (Prague), 2022
Mucormycosis is a deadly opportunistic disease caused by a group of fungus named mucormycetes. Fungal spores are normally present in the environment and the immune system of the body prevents them from causing disease in a healthy immunocompetent ...
Ayushi Sharma, A. Goel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spinal mucormycosis

open access: yesJournal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2017
Spinal mucormycosis is a rare and fatal condition. High degree of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and treatment.
Kunal Shah, Abhay Nene
openaire   +3 more sources

Pathogenesis of Mucormycosis [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2012
Mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection that occurs in patients who are immunocompromised because of diabetic ketoacidosis, neutropenia, organ transplantation, and/or increased serum levels of available iron. Because of the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus, cancer, and organ transplantation, the number of patients at risk for this deadly
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: A report of two cases

open access: yesJournal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2015
Mucormycosis is an acute opportunistic infection caused by saprophytic fungus of class Phycomycetes order Mucorales and family Mucoracae, found in soil, bread molds, and decaying fruits and vegetables. Even though this fungus is ubiquitous in the nature,
Venkateswarlu Nallapu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients

open access: yesJournal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2023
Mucormycosis refers to the infection caused by a growing number of members of the Mucorales. Mucormycosis has emerged as an important opportunistic infection in severely immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies and recipients of stem ...
Vyshnavi Rajeev   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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