"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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucormycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Intracranial Rhizomucor Pusillus Mucormycosis in an Adolescent Triggering a Stroke Alert: A Case Report and a Systematic Review of Pediatric Cases. J Child Neurol. 2025 09; 40(8):678-685.
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Healthcare-associated Pediatric Cutaneous Mucormycosis at Texas Children's Hospital, 2012-2019. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 08 01; 40(8):746-748.
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Rhizopus Infection in a Preterm Infant: A Novel Use of Posaconazole. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 04; 39(4):310-312.
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Mucormycosis diagnosed during induction chemotherapy in five pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 09; 66(9):e27834.
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Isolated cerebral mucormycosis caused by Rhizomucor pusillus. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Oct 04; 2017.
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Gastrointestinal mucormycosis in immunocompromised hosts. Mycoses. 2015 Dec; 58(12):714-8.
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Diet modification and metformin have a beneficial effect in a fly model of obesity and mucormycosis. PLoS One. 2014; 9(9):e108635.
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Stability in the cumulative incidence, severity and mortality of 101 cases of invasive mucormycosis in high-risk patients from 1995 to 2011: a comparison of eras immediately before and after the availability of voriconazole and echinocandin-amphotericin combination therapies. Mycoses. 2014 Nov; 57(11):687-98.
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The utility of bronchoalveolar lavage beta-D-glucan testing for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections. J Infect. 2014 Sep; 69(3):278-83.
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MR imaging of cavernous sinus invasion by mucormycosis: a case study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2001 Jul; 103(2):101-4.