A rare case of mucormycosis in heart transplantation
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20222671Keywords:
Mucormycosis, Heart transplant, Diabetes mellitusAbstract
Mucormycosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection with a high mortality rate seen in immunocompromised patients. It is an increasingly well-reported invasive fungal infection that affects recipients of solid-organ transplant. The incidence of mucormycosis in patients with heart transplants ranges from 0 to 0.6%. We reported a case of mucormycosis in a young heart transplant male recipient.
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