FUNGAL INFECTIONS (OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGAL INFECTIONS: MUCORMYCOSIS OR ZYGOMYCOSIS) Flashcards
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CAUSE
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BY THE GENERA MUCOR AND RHIZOPUS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETICS (UNCONTROLLED DIABETES/ARE KETOACIDOTIC)
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PATIENTS
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IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS (BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS, AIDS, RECEIVING SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY)
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LESIONS
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HEAD/NECK LESIONS DESTRUCTIVE ULCERATIONS (PALATE, PARANASAL SINUSES, NASAL CAVITY)