A rare case of mucormycosis in heart transplantation
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چکیده
Mucormycosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection with a high mortality rate seen in immunocompromised patients. It an increasingly well-reported that affects recipients of solid-organ transplant. The incidence mucormycosis patients heart transplants ranges from 0 to 0.6%. We reported case young transplant male recipient.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Advances in Medicine
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2349-3925', '2349-3933']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20222671