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==Complications== | |||
* Large [[sore]]s with [[pus]] ([[abscesses]]) | |||
* Return of the infection (relapse or disease recurrence) | |||
* Side effects from drugs such as [[amphotericin B]] | |||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
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Complications
- Large sores with pus (abscesses)
- Return of the infection (relapse or disease recurrence)
- Side effects from drugs such as amphotericin B
Prognosis
Mortality rate in treated cases
- 0-2% in treated cases among immunocompetent patients
- 29% in immunocompromised patients
- 40% in the subgroup of patients with AIDS
- 68% in patients presenting as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)