Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by fungi in the order Mucorales. [5] In most cases it is due to an invasion of the genera Rhizopus and Mucor, common bread molds. [30] Most fatal infections are caused by Rhizopus oryzae. [18] It is less likely due to Lichtheimia, and rarely due to Apophysomyces. [31]

2017年10月18日 · Mucormycosis is a type of fungal infection. It’s relatively rare, but also very serious. Formally known as zygomycosis, this infection tends to occur most often if you have weakened immunity from...

2024年4月24日 · Mucormycosis is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. Mucormycosis mainly affects people with weakened immune systems. It most commonly affects the sinuses or the lungs. It can also occur on the skin after a cut, burn, or other type of skin injury.

Mucormycosis is manifested by a variety of different syndromes in humans, particularly in immunocompromised patients and those with diabetes mellitus [1]. Devastating rhino-orbital-cerebral and pulmonary infections are the most common syndromes caused by these fungi.

2024年5月8日 · Mucormycosis is a rare but serious fungal infection that can affect many parts of your body. Symptoms include headaches, sinus pain, vision changes, swelling around your eyes, spreading skin ulcers and more. It most commonly affects people with diabetes and weakened immune systems. Go to the nearest ER if you have symptoms of mucormycosis.

2023年5月26日 · Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is a rare but dangerous infection. It's caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes and often affects the sinuses, lungs, skin, and brain. You can...

Cutaneous mucormycosis is an emerging fungal infection caused by opportunistic fungi of the phylum Glomeromycota. It is frequent in poorly controlled diabetic patients and individuals with immunosuppression. It is usually acquired by direct inoculation through trauma.

2024年4月24日 · Rhino-orbital-cerebral (sinus, eyes, and brain) mucormycosis can cause fever, one-sided facial swelling, headache, vision changes, nasal or sinus congestion, and black lesions on nasal bridge or upper inside of mouth that quickly become more severe.

We report invasive cutaneous mucormycosis involving the face of an extensively burned patient with no prior medical history that would otherwise predispose her to such infection. Diagnosis and management are discussed leading to eventual eradication of …

6 天之前 · Cutaneous mucormycosis accounts for 10-19% of mucormycosis and is one of the most common types only second to the lung and naso-brain mucormycosis. Here we report a case of periorbital primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a latent immunocompromised male with a suspected history of herpes zoster on the right head and face.