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==Overview==
==Overview==
Mucormycosis in humans was was first reported in 1885 by a German [[Pathology|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==
Mucormycosis is considered to be the most fatal fungal infection known to man because it is rapidly disseminated by the blood vessels and has a high rate of mortality. The first case of mucormycosis in humans was reported in 1885 by a German pathologist named Paltauf, who published a case of upper airway mucormycosis, entitled: “mucormycosis mucorina” in the Virchows archives of pathology and anatomy<ref name="pmid11871522">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bell S, Mahoney L |title=Mucormycosis: a case study |journal=Crit Care Nurse |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=18–23 |year=2000 |pmid=11871522 |doi= |url=}}</ref> Gregory et al described the first case of of rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis in 1943 associated with diabetes. Harris in 1955 reported the first known survivor. Mucormycosis is certainly seen less than other common fungal infections like candidiasis or aspergillosis. However, its incidence has been increasing recently. Brown has reported that the frequency of zygomycosis has been increasing over the past 14 years in the United States of America; this fungal infection has been identified in up to 6.8% of patients at autopsy.<ref name="pmid16333056">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brown J |title=Zygomycosis: an emerging fungal infection |journal=Am J Health Syst Pharm |volume=62 |issue=24 |pages=2593–6 |year=2005 |pmid=16333056 |doi=10.2146/ajhp050188 |url=}}</ref> Another study confirmed that the incidence of this infection is also on the rise in Europe.<ref name="pmid19391253">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lass-Flörl C |title=The changing face of epidemiology of invasive fungal disease in Europe |journal=Mycoses |volume=52 |issue=3 |pages=197–205 |year=2009 |pmid=19391253 |doi= |url=}}</ref> This rise is partially explained by better diagnostic tools, increased incidence of diabetes mellitus and use of immunosuppressive agents in the modern therapeutic era.<ref name="pmid19568978">{{cite journal |vauthors=Saegeman V, Maertens J, Ectors N, Meersseman W, Lagrou K |title=Epidemiology of mucormycosis: review of 18 cases in a tertiary care hospital |journal=Med. Mycol. |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=245–54 |year=2010 |pmid=19568978 |doi=10.1080/13693780903059477 |url=}}</ref>
* 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|anatomy.]]<ref name="pmid11871522">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bell S, Mahoney L |title=Mucormycosis: a case study |journal=Crit Care Nurse |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=18–23 |year=2000 |pmid=11871522 |doi= |url=}}</ref>  
* In 1943, Gregory et al described the first case of of rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis associated with [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]]. Harris in 1955 reported the first known survivor.
* The term “mucormycosis” was coined by an American pathologist R. D. Baker.<ref name="pmid16333056">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brown J |title=Zygomycosis: an emerging fungal infection |journal=Am J Health Syst Pharm |volume=62 |issue=24 |pages=2593–6 |year=2005 |pmid=16333056 |doi=10.2146/ajhp050188 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid19391253">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lass-Flörl C |title=The changing face of epidemiology of invasive fungal disease in Europe |journal=Mycoses |volume=52 |issue=3 |pages=197–205 |year=2009 |pmid=19391253 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid19568978">{{cite journal |vauthors=Saegeman V, Maertens J, Ectors N, Meersseman W, Lagrou K |title=Epidemiology of mucormycosis: review of 18 cases in a tertiary care hospital |journal=Med. Mycol. |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=245–54 |year=2010 |pmid=19568978 |doi=10.1080/13693780903059477 |url=}}</ref>
 
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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

  • 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

  1. Bell S, Mahoney L (2000). "Mucormycosis: a case study". Crit Care Nurse. 20 (1): 18–23. PMID 11871522.
  2. Brown J (2005). "Zygomycosis: an emerging fungal infection". Am J Health Syst Pharm. 62 (24): 2593–6. doi:10.2146/ajhp050188. PMID 16333056.
  3. Lass-Flörl C (2009). "The changing face of epidemiology of invasive fungal disease in Europe". Mycoses. 52 (3): 197–205. PMID 19391253.
  4. 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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