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Mucormycosis historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Mucormycosis in humans was was first reported in 1885 by a German pathologoist named Paltauf. The disease named “mucormycosis” was subsequently used by an American pathologist R. D. Baker to denote a mycosis caused by some members of Mucorales.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- In 1885, German pathologist Paltauf, reported the first case of mucormycosis in humans and later published a case of upper airway mucormycosis, entitled: “mucormycosis mucorina” in the Virchows archives of pathology and anatomy.[1]
- In 1943, Gregory et al described the first case of of rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis associated with diabetes. Harris in 1955 reported the first known survivor.
- The term “mucormycosis” was coined by an American pathologist R. D. Baker.[2][3][4]
References
References
- ↑ Bell S, Mahoney L (2000). “Mucormycosis: a case study”. Crit Care Nurse. 20 (1): 18–23. PMID 11871522.
- ↑ Brown J (2005). “Zygomycosis: an emerging fungal infection”. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 62 (24): 2593–6. doi:10.2146/ajhp050188. PMID 16333056.
- ↑ Lass-Flörl C (2009). “The changing face of epidemiology of invasive fungal disease in Europe”. Mycoses. 52 (3): 197–205. PMID 19391253.
- ↑ Saegeman V, Maertens J, Ectors N, Meersseman W, Lagrou K (2010). “Epidemiology of mucormycosis: review of 18 cases in a tertiary care hospital”. Med. Mycol. 48 (2): 245–54. doi:10.1080/13693780903059477. PMID 19568978.
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