"Mucormycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 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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Management of Pulmonary Mucormycosis After Orthotopic Heart Transplant: A Case Series. Transplant Proc. 2021 Dec; 53(10):3051-3055.
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis: Risk Factors, Radiologic Findings, and Pathologic Correlation. Radiographics. 2020 May-Jun; 40(3):656-666.
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Central Line-Associated Mucor velutinosus Bloodstream Infection in an Immunocompetent Pediatric Patient. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 May 15; 7(2):e55-e57.
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Isavuconazole for treatment of invasive fungal diseases caused by more than one fungal species. Mycoses. 2018 Jul; 61(7):485-497.
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Isavuconazole treatment for rare fungal diseases and for invasive aspergillosis in patients with renal impairment: Challenges and lessons of the VITAL trial. Mycoses. 2018 Jul; 61(7):420-429.
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Isavuconazole treatment for mucormycosis: a single-arm open-label trial and case-control analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Jul; 16(7):828-837.
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Bilateral Rhizopus keratitis in a cocaine user. Can J Ophthalmol. 2016 Feb; 51(1):e21-3.
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Fungal Orbital Cellulitis: Presenting Features, Management and Outcomes at a Referral Center. Orbit. 2015 Jun; 34(3):152-9.
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Reoperative lung transplantation for donor-derived pulmonary mucormycosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jul; 98(1):327-9.
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Case 160: Pulmonary mucormycosis. Radiology. 2010 Aug; 256(2):667-70.