Mucormycosis

• Published in: Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 41; no. 1; p. 99
• Main Authors: Reid, Gail, Lynch, 3rd, Joseph P, Fishbein, Michael C, Clark, Nina M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use; Combined Modality Therapy; Debridement - methods; Humans; Lung Diseases, Fungal - diagnosis; Lung Diseases, Fungal - therapy; Mucorales; Mucormycosis - diagnosis; Mucormycosis - therapy; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects

Mucormycosis is an infection caused by a group of filamentous molds within the order Mucorales. Infections may result from ingestion of contaminated food, inhalation of spores into the nares or lungs, or inoculation into disrupted skin or wounds. In developed countries, mucormycosis occurs primarily...