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A rare case of mucormycosis in heart transplantation

Int J Adv Med. 2022;9(11):1143-1145.DOI10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20222671

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Abstract

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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  1. Department of General Medicine, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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