Mucormicose: estudo clínico / Mucormycosis: clinical study
J. bras. med
; 95(3): 40-45, Set. 2008.
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| ID: lil-618688
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RESUMO
A mucormicose é uma infecção fúngica oportunista, habitualmente fulminante, que acomete, principalmente, imunodeprimidos. Pode apresentar-se sob as formas rinocerebral, pulmonar, gastrintestinal, cerebral, cutânea, subcutânea e disseminada. O diagnóstico é estabelecido a partir da biopsia de tecido com envio de material para cultura de fungos, podendo-se usar exames de imagem para quantificar a área acometida. O tratamento é cirúrgico, devendo ser associado à anfotericina B.
ABSTRACT
Murcomicosis is a fungal opportunistic infection that is usually fatal, which attacks, essentially, immunodeficient people. It usually presents itself in rinocerebral, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cerebral, cutaneous, subcutaneous and disseminated forms. The diagnosis is established by tissue biopsy after fungal culture, and image exams. Can be used to calculate the surgical treatment should be associated with anfotericin B.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Biopsy
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Opportunistic Infections
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Culture Media
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Fungi
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Mucormycosis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Pt
Journal:
J. bras. med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil