Mucormycosis (zygomycosis) facts
What is mucormycosis?
What causes mucormycosis?
What are risk factors for mucormycosis?
What are symptoms and signs of mucormycosis?
How is mucormycosis diagnosed?
What is the treatment of mucormycosis?
Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis)
What is Mucormycosis?
Who gets Mucormycosis?
Predisposing Factors
Probable Outcomes
How is Mucormycosis Diagnosed?
How is Mucormycosis treated?
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Alternate Names : Zygomycosis
Definition
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection of the sinuses, brain, or lungs that occurs primarily in people with immune disorders.
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Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Mucormycosis is caused by common fungi frequently found in the soil and in decaying vegetation.
Zygomycosis
A broad term applied when culture is not available and the clinical entity is unclear.
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Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis)
Mucormycosis (also called zygomycosis) is a rare infection caused by organisms that belong to a group of fungi called Mucoromycotina in the order Mucorales.
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It is sometimes called zygomycosis or phycomycosis. Mucormycosis is an opportunistic infection that typically develops in patients with weakened immune systems, diabetes, kidney failure, organ transplants, or chemotherapy for cancer.
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Radha S, Tameem T, Fernandez DK, Satyanarayana G. Gastric zygomycosis (mucormycosis). The Internet J Pathol . 2007;5(2).
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Definitions:
1. A genus of fungi (family Mucoraceae) commonly found in nature. Thermophilic species survive in compost piles at temperatures exceeding 45°C and may cause mucormycosis (zygomycosis) in humans.
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