| Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of mucormycosis. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 22247442 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Mucormycosis is an emerging angioinvasive infection caused by the ubiquitous filamentous fungi of the Mucorales order of the class of Zygomycetes. Mucormycosis has emerged as the third most common invasive mycosis in order of importance after candidiasis and aspergillosis in patients with hematological and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Mucormycosis also remains a threat in patients with diabetes mellitus in the Western world. Furthermore, this disease is increasingly recognized in recently developed countries, such as India, mainly in patients with uncontrolled diabetes or trauma. Epidemiological data on this type of mycosis are scant. Therefore, our ability to determine the burden of disease is limited. Based on anatomic localization, mucormycosis can be classified as one of 6 forms: (1) rhinocerebral, (2) pulmonary, (3) cutaneous, (4) gastrointestinal, (5) disseminated, and (6) uncommon presentations. The underlying conditions can influence clinical presentation and outcome. This review describes the emerging epidemiology and the clinical manifestations of mucormycosis. |
| | |
Authors:
|
George Petrikkos; Anna Skiada; Olivier Lortholary; Emmanuel Roilides; Thomas J Walsh; Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Volume: 54 Suppl 1 ISSN: 1537-6591 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Infect. Dis. Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2012-01-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9203213 Medline TA: Clin Infect Dis Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: S23-34 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Pathogenesis of mucormycosis.
Next Document: A Global Analysis of Mucormycosis in France: The RetroZygo Study (2005-2007).