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Pulmonary,
Disseminated
Gastrointestinal
Renal mucormycosis
Cutaneous mucormycosis
Pulmonary Mucormycosis
Agents of Mucormycosis
Mucorales : Mucormycosis
Rhizopus arrhizus
Entomophthorales: Entomophthoromycosis
Conidiobolomycosis Conidiobolus coronatus
Basidiobolomycosis Basidiobolus ranarum
infection,
fatal
with high rates
in
of
Laboratory Diagnosis
In case of tissue sample and FNAC. Open lung biopsy , H & E stain.
Therapy
Amphotericin B
Itraconazole
Posaconazole
Combination therapy
Surgical debridement
Surgical debridement with administration of systemic
antifungals.
Voriconazole has high MICs.
Echinocandins have no activity.