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Abstract
Mucorales fungal infection is a fungal disease with potentially fatal outcomes. The most frequent involvement in humans comes from the orders known as Mucorales and Entomophthorales. Mucorales is more acute and has a predilection for immunocompromised patients. Mucorales are associated with an affinity for vessels, which leads to invasion and infarction of tissue. Mucormycosis is a devastating complication that can be a life threatening fungal invasion in many patients in an immunocompromised state.
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DOI
10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss1/4
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Pecchio, Maydelin; Osabio, Yariela; Morales, Yariela; and Arnold, Forest W.
(2019)
"Mucormycosis - Dual Therapy with Prolonged Survival,"
Journal of Refugee & Global Health: Vol. 2
:
Iss.
1
, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss1/4
Available at:
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh/vol2/iss1/4
Nasal endoscopic view of each nostril and a hard palate ulcer with necrotic tissue in a patient with Mucormycosis.
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Nasal endoscopic view of each nostril and a hard palate ulcer with necrotic tissue in a patient with Mucormycosis
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