Ileocolonic mucormycosis in adult immunocompromised patients: A surgeon's perspective [PDF]
, 2010 We report three cases of ileocolic mucormycosis in adult immunocompromised patients presenting as acute abdomen. All patients underwent laparotomy but two of them died from multiorgan failure before the diagnoses were confirmed.
Law, WL, Lo, OSH
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Rhinocerebral zygomycosis in Pakistan: clinical spectrum, management, and outcome [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVE: To study the disease spectrum and salient management features of 36 patients with histopathologically-confirmed rhinocerebral zygomycosis seen at our academic center over a 16-year period.
Ikram, Mubasher +5 more
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Proven invasive pulmonary mucormycosis successfully treated with amphotericin B and surgery in patient with acute myeloblastic leukemia: a case report [PDF]
, 2013 INTRODUCTION: Invasive mucormycosis (zygomycosis) is the third most frequent fungal infection in patients with hematologic malignancies. It often results in a fatal outcome mainly due to the difficulty of early diagnosis and its resistance to ...
Aleksandra Barac +6 more
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An old confusion: Entomophthoromycosis versus mucormycosis and their main differences
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Fungal diseases were underestimated for many years. And the global burden of fungal infections is substantial and has increased in recent years. Invasive fungal infections have been linked to several risk factors in humans which basically depend on the ...
Jaime David Acosta-España +4 more
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Failure of voriconazole to cure disseminated zygomycosis in an immunocompromised child [PDF]
, 2018 Voriconazole is increasingly used as a first-line agent for empirical antifungal therapy of prolonged febrile neutropenia in paediatric cancer patients. We describe the case of a 9-year-old patient with stage IV Burkitt lymphoma, who developed pulmonary ...
Aebi, Christoph +6 more
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Statins as antifungal agents [PDF]
, 2011 This poster paper describes the objectives, approach and use casesof the EC FP7 Integrated Project PERICLES. The project beganon 1st February 2013 and runs for four years.
Baxter, Rob +18 more
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Post-COVID mucormycosis in presentation of periodontal abscess
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023 COVID-19 pandemic has traumatized deep inside in minds and lives of human beings. Those who have survived are at risk of many post-COVID complications; mucormycosis being one of the most common as well as morbid infections.
Ashutosh Agarwal +3 more
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Rhizopus necrotizing fasciitis of caesarean wound: A rare life threatening condition [PDF]
, 2009 Mucormycosis is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis in immunocompromised patients. We report a young female, who developed rhizopus necrotizing fasciitis of caesarean wound.
Alvi, Abdul Rehman, Shamsi, Ghina
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Invasive mould infections: a multi-disciplinary update [PDF]
, 2017 Systemic fungal infections remain a significant cause of mortality in neutropenic and immunocompromised patients, despite advances in their diagnosis and treatment.
Calandra, Thierry +4 more
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Systemic candidiasis in farm-reared red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) caused by Leucosporidium spp [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: This report describes the results of radiological, histological and molecular examination of three farm-reared red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) affected by candidiasis. CASE PRESENTATION: Three juvenile farm-reared red-legged partridges
Fabio Marino +5 more
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