Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease

Angionvasive mucormycosis is an emerging fungal disease known to affect mainly diabetics or subjects with profound neutropenia. Infection usually occurs through the inhalation route, but cutaneous inoculation may occur after trauma or burns. However, mucormycosis remains unusual in HIV infection. We...

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Main Authors: José Moreira, Felipe Ridolfi, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Andrea Varon, Cristiane C. Lamas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701630112X