Mucormycosis: An opportunistic pathogen during COVID-19

I Mahalaxmi, K Jayaramayya, D Venkatesan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still remains on an upsurge trend.
The second wave of this disease has led to panic in many countries, including India and …

[HTML][HTML] Mucormycosis of the central nervous system

A Chikley, R Ben-Ami, DP Kontoyiannis - Journal of fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mucormycosis involves the central nervous system by direct extension from infected
paranasal sinuses or hematogenous dissemination from the lungs. Incidence rates of this …

Epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral mucormycosis in diabetic patients: a systematic review of case reports and case series

Z Chegini, M Didehdar, A Khoshbayan, S Rajaeih… - Mycoses, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with diabetes are known as an important high‐risk group for cerebral
mucormycosis (CM). Method We conducted a structured search using PubMed/MEDLINE to …

Diagnosis and treatment of isolated cerebral mucormycosis: patient-level data meta-analysis and mayo clinic experience

P Kerezoudis, CR Watts, M Bydon, AS Dababneh… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Isolated cerebral mucormycosis is a rare and serious infection associated with
intravenous drug abuse. Methods We performed a comprehensive meta-analysis of cases …

Isolated cerebral mucormycosis in immunocompetent adults who inject drugs: case reports and systematic review of the literature

EA Meyerowitz, S Sanchez, MK Mansour… - Open Forum …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Mucormycosis involves life-threatening rapidly progressive angioinvasion with
infiltration across tissue planes, resulting in necrosis and thrombosis, most commonly seen …

Affinity of mucormycosis for basal ganglia in intravenous drug users: case illustration and review of literature

A Hazama, M Galgano, J Fullmer, W Hall, L Chin - World Neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Central nervous system mucormycosis is an aggressive fungal infection often ending in
fatality. The usual circumstance is an immunocompromised individual presenting with …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19-associated rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a tertiary health care center in Odisha, India

S Acharya, SK Behera, S Purohit, A Sahu, BB Panda… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Mucormycosis is an opportunistic infection that mainly affects
immunocompromised individuals, including those with uncontrolled diabetes, malignancies …

Mold Infections of the Central Nervous System

S Choudhary, R Thakker, A Samaddar - Viral and Fungal Infections of the …, 2023 - Springer
Filamentous fungi are often identified as deadly human pathogens. They can cause invasive
diseases in immunocompromised hosts, especially in those with hematological …

[HTML][HTML] Fatal and rapid progressive isolated cerebral mucormycosis involving the bilateral basal ganglia: a case report

G Zhang, S Zhang, Z Wang, Y Zhu, J Kong… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Isolated cerebral mucormycosis is a clinical type of mucormycosis that is estimated to
account for 8% of all mucormycosis cases. The clinical symptoms of isolated cerebral …

Neuroinfectious Disease Emergencies

CRS McEntire, P Anand… - Neurologic …, 2021 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Infections of the central nervous system (CNS) can present emergently and
heterogeneously. Many CNS infections can progress rapidly without appropriate treatment …