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The following conditions predispose patients to mucormycosis: | The following conditions predispose patients to mucormycosis: | ||
* Immunodeficient states | * Immunodeficient states. | ||
** Transplant recepients | ** Transplant recepients | ||
** Diabetes (including diabetic ketoacidosis) | ** Diabetes (including diabetic ketoacidosis) | ||
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** Malignancy | ** Malignancy | ||
* Dialysis patients on Iron chelation therapy (deferoxamine) | * Dialysis patients on Iron chelation therapy (deferoxamine). | ||
* Conatct with contaminated surgical instruments. | |||
* Iron overload | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]
Overview
Risk factors
The following conditions predispose patients to mucormycosis:
- Immunodeficient states.
- Transplant recepients
- Diabetes (including diabetic ketoacidosis)
- AIDS
- Severe lymphocytopenia
- Malignancy
- Dialysis patients on Iron chelation therapy (deferoxamine).
- Conatct with contaminated surgical instruments.
- Iron overload
- Aluminium overload [1]