mucormycosis

Examples

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• Mucormycosis is characterized by severe infection with rapid progression and a high mortality rate.

  Academic text (2008)

• Mucormycosis is the third most common opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised and diabetic patients.

  Academic text (2006)

• Thus, wherever it occurs, mucormycosis is associated with high rates of morbidity.

  Academic text (2008)

• We also review the literature on the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of mucormycosis.

  Academic text (2006)

• In this article, we describe a classic presentation of rhinoorbital mucormycosis.

  Academic text (2004)

• The initial symptoms of rhinocerebral mucormycosis are lethargy, headache, and visual loss, as well as fever.

  Academic text (1995)

• In this article, we describe a case of isolated invasive lingual mucormycosis in an infant with Down syndrome.

  Academic text (2008)

• Mucormycosis has certainly earned its designation as the most acutely fatal fungal infection known to man.

  Academic text (2004)

• Mucormycosis classically involves the nasal mucosa with invasion of the sinuses, orbit, and brain.

  Academic text (2004)

• The patient was diagnosed with mucormycosis, a serious infection that can quickly become life-threatening.

Synonyms

F

fungal infection

vsmucormycosis

• Specialized

6 3.1

An illness a fungus causes in the body, often on the skin or nails

is a specific serious infection caused by molds from a single order

M

mycosis

vsmucormycosis

• Specialized

1 9.5

A disease in a person or animal caused by a fungus

is a particular severe disease caused by molds from one order

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology