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Disease Entities in Mucormycosis
Journal of Fungi, 2019 Mucormycosis is an emerging life-threatening fungal infection caused by Mucorales. This infection occurs mainly in immunocompromised patients, especially with hematological malignancy, transplantation, or diabetes mellitus.
Alexandra Serris +2 more
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European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2018 Mucormycosis is a life-threatening fungal infection whose incidence has been rising recently, mainly due to the increasing use of immunosuppressive and corticosteroid treatment.
Elena Koushiappi +4 more
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A case of concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis and mucormycosis in an insulin-dependent diabetic patient [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2019 Conditions, where the patient's immune system is compromised are the main risk factor for mucormycosis. Approximately 23% of the world's population is estimated to have a latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and more than 10 million new cases were
Jiménez-Zarazúa O +6 more
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Radiology Case Reports, 2023 The development of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAP) secondary to pulmonary mucormycosis (PM) is exceedingly rare. Without immediate intervention, PAPs can result in life-threatening hemorrhage as these weakening vessels are prone to rupture.
Kelly Trinh, Duc Le, Thomas Callahan
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015 Pulmonary mucormycosis is commonly encountered in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis, hematologic malignancies, neutropenia, organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and malignancy, but it rarely occurs in high-risk patients with systemic lupus
Hung-Chang Hung +6 more
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Neutropenia [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018 Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening fungal infection associated with high mortality. We present the case of a 61-year-old man with history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia who presented with fever and cough, eventually diagnosed with ...
Izza Mir +3 more
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Clinical characteristics and prognoses of pulmonary mucormycosis in four children
Pediatric Investigation, 2019 Importance Pulmonary mucormycosis is life threatening and carries a poor prognosis. Identification of factors that improve prognosis is urgently necessary.
Siyuan Guo +3 more
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Case Report: Pulmonary mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus microsporus in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundWe report a rare case of pulmonary mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus microsporus, which is rare in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Shanshan Wang +4 more
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Current Medical IssuesBackground: Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening fungal infection that primarily affects immunocompromised individuals, leading to severe morbidity and high mortality.
Ashwin Oliver Arul +2 more
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Therapeutic Advances in Infectious DiseaseIntroduction and objective: Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare but rapidly progressive fatal disease. Limited data exist on the outcomes and factors associated with poor prognosis of pulmonary mucormycosis.
Rameesha Khalid +8 more
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