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Descriptor English: Mucormycosis
Descriptor Spanish: Mucormicosis
Descriptor mucormicosis
Entry term(s) infecciones por Mucorales
infección por Mucorales
Scope note: Micosis que afecta a los seres humanos y a los animales y que se debe a hongos del orden MUCORALES (p. ej., RHIZOPUS, MUCOR, CUNNINGHAMELLA, Apophysomices, ABSIDIA, Saksenaea y RHIZOMUCOR). Existen muchos tipos clínicos asociados a la infección del sistema nervioso central, pulmón, tubo digestivo, piel, órbita y senos paranasales. En los seres humanos suele producirse como INFECCIÓN OPORTUNISTA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mucormicose
Descriptor French: Mucormycose
Entry term(s): Infection, Mucorales
Mucorales Infection
Mucorales Infections
Mucormycose
Mucormycoses
Tree number(s): C01.150.703.980.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009091
Scope note: Infection in humans and animals caused by any fungus in the order MUCORALES (e.g., RHIZOPUS; MUCOR; CUNNINGHAMELLA; APOPHYSOMYCES; ABSIDIA; SAKSENAEA and RHIZOMUCOR) There are many clinical types associated with infection including central nervous system, lung, gastrointestinal tract, skin, orbit and paranasal sinuses. In humans, it usually occurs as an OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Mucorales MeSH
DeCS ID: 9283
Unique ID: D009091
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Mucormycosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0014180
Scope note Infection in humans and animals caused by any fungus in the order MUCORALES (e.g., RHIZOPUS; MUCOR; CUNNINGHAMELLA; APOPHYSOMYCES; ABSIDIA; SAKSENAEA and RHIZOMUCOR) There are many clinical types associated with infection including central nervous system, lung, gastrointestinal tract, skin, orbit and paranasal sinuses. In humans, it usually occurs as an OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION.
Preferred term Mucormycosis
Entry term(s) Infection, Mucorales
Mucorales Infection
Mucorales Infections
Mucormycose
Mucormycoses



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