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Preferred term

Mucormycosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Infection, Mucorales
  • Mucorales Infection
  • Mucorales Infections
  • Mucormycose
  • Mucormycoses

Scope note

  • Infection in humans and animals caused by any fungus in the order MUCORALES (e.g., RHIZOPUS; MUCOR; CUNNINGHAMELLA; APOPHYSOMYCES; ABSIDIA; SAKSENAEA and RHIZOMUCOR) There are many clinical types associated with infection including central nervous system, lung, gastrointestinal tract, skin, orbit and paranasal sinuses. In humans, it usually occurs as an OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION.

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • mucormycosis
  • mucormycosis non specificata
  • määrittämätön mukormykoosi
  • ospecificerad mucormykos
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009091

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