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While most individuals are exposed to the fungi on a regular basis those with immune disorders are more prone to an infection.<ref name=medplus>{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000649.htm |title=MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mucormycosis |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-04-21}}</ref> In humans zygomycosis is most prevalent in immunocompromised patients ([[AIDS|HIV/AIDS]], the [[old age|elderly]], [[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]], etc) and patients in [[acidosis]] ([[diabetes]], burns), particularly after barrier injury to the skin or [[mucus membrane]]s. | While most individuals are exposed to the fungi on a regular basis those with immune disorders are more prone to an infection.<ref name=medplus>{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000649.htm |title=MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mucormycosis |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-04-21}}</ref> In humans zygomycosis is most prevalent in immunocompromised patients ([[AIDS|HIV/AIDS]], the [[old age|elderly]], [[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]], etc) and patients in [[acidosis]] ([[diabetes]], burns), particularly after barrier injury to the skin or [[mucus membrane]]s, malignancies such as [[lymphoma]]s and [[leukemia]]s, [[renal failure]], [[organ transplant]], long term [[corticosteroid]] and immunosuppressive therapy, [[cirrhosis]], [[burns]] and energy [[malnutrition]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
While most individuals are exposed to the fungi on a regular basis those with immune disorders are more prone to an infection.[1] In humans zygomycosis is most prevalent in immunocompromised patients (HIV/AIDS, the elderly, SCID, etc) and patients in acidosis (diabetes, burns), particularly after barrier injury to the skin or mucus membranes, malignancies such as lymphomas and leukemias, renal failure, organ transplant, long term corticosteroid and immunosuppressive therapy, cirrhosis, burns and energy malnutrition.
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- ↑ "MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mucormycosis". Retrieved 2008-04-21.