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Angioinvasive mucormycosis and paradoxical stroke: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Rhizopus typically results in acute, aggressive and angioinvasive infection, particularly in immunosuppressed individuals. Risk factors include immunosuppression in haematologic malignancy, uncontrolled hyperglycemia, iron overload states, and older chelator agents such as deferoxamine...

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Autores principales: Mititelu, Roxana, Bourassa-Blanchette, Samuel, Sharma, Karan, Roth, Virginia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005048