"Mucormycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection in humans and animals caused by any fungus in the order Mucorales (e.g., Absidia, Mucor, Rhizopus etc.) There are many clinical types associated with infection of the central nervous system, lung, gastrointestinal tract, skin, orbit and paranasal sinuses. In humans, it usually occurs as an opportunistic infection in patients with a chronic debilitating disease, particularly uncontrolled diabetes, or who are receiving immunosuppressive agents. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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D009091
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.980.600
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucormycosis" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 associated mucormycosis: A Descriptive Multisite Study from India. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Nov-Dec; 15(6):102322.
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Utility of intraoperative frozen sections in surgical decision making for acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2017 05; 7(5):502-507.
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Early pneumonectomy for pulmonary mucormycosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar; 99(3):e67-8.
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Endoscopic power-assisted orbital exenteration. Am J Rhinol. 2005 May-Jun; 19(3):297-301.