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Pediatric pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic patient treated with extended pleurectomy and Clagett procedure

Mucor is a ubiquitous fungus that is non-pathogenic in healthy people. In immunocompromised hosts, non-functional or absent neutrophils and macrophages result in fungal invasion and infection [1]. Invasive mucor (mucormycosis) most commonly involves the sinuses, brain, or lungs. Pulmonary mucormycos...

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Autores principales: Gologorsky, Rebecca C., Ely, Sora, Rothenberg, Kara A., Glaser, Carol, Velotta, Jeffrey B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6655502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31341773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2019.101210