Mucormycosis classification
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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
Classification
* Mucormycosis may be classified based on the organ system involvement:
- ===Rhinocerebral mucormycosis===
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is by far the most common form of the disease. It occurrs most commonly in debilitated patients (specially those presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis), [1] another patient population that has been found to be susceptible to mucormycosis are those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. [2] [3] As the name suggests, infection usually starts in the nose and progresses through the paranasal sinuses, invading the orbit and CNS secondarily.
- ↑ "Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: Predisposing factors - Mcnulty - 1982 - The Laryngoscope - Wiley Online Library".
- ↑ "Epidemiology and Outcome of Mould Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic".
- ↑ Morrison VA, McGlave PB (1993). "Mucormycosis in the BMT population". Bone Marrow Transplant. 11 (5): 383–8. PMID 8504272.