Mucormycosis screening

Mucormycosis Microchapters
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Differentiating Mucormycosis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria
History and Symptoms
Physical Examination
Laboratory Findings
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Treatment
Medical Therapy
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Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy
Future or Investigational Therapies

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

No screening test exists for mucormycosis.

Screening for Mucormycosis

There is no screening test for mucormycosis. Patients suapected for rhinocerebral disease should undergo a CT scan and examination of the nasal passages alongwith a biopsy to diagnose mucor infection.