MUCORMYCOSIS
MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Mucormycosis is caused by fungi of the order Mucorales, most commonly Rhizopus oryzae and R. delemar; despite the name of the disease, Mucor species are only rarely the cause.
- Mucorales have characteristic wide (≥6- to 30-µm), thick-walled, ribbon-like, aseptate hyphal elements that branch at right angles.
- These ubiquitous environmental fungi primarily affect pts with diabetes, solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplants, prolonged neutropenia, malignancy, and deferoxamine treatment for iron overload syndromes.
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Citation
Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "MUCORMYCOSIS." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2020. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623286/all/MUCORMYCOSIS.
MUCORMYCOSIS. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623286/all/MUCORMYCOSIS. Accessed October 14, 2024.
MUCORMYCOSIS. (2020). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (20th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623286/all/MUCORMYCOSIS
MUCORMYCOSIS [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. [cited 2024 October 14]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623286/all/MUCORMYCOSIS.
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