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ArticleMedical mycology case reports2024

Challenges in the management of severe cutaneous mucormycosis: A case of rapid progression in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus with polymicrobial implications.

Sara Harrar, Nidae Mimouni, Rabie Kharchi, Imad Abkari, Awatif El Hakkouni

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Article in Medical mycology case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. [Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: don't overlook direct examination!]Medecine tropicale et sante internationale · 2026
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  3. Pattern-based clinical recognition of diabetes-associatedFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sara HarrarParasitology-Mycology Laboratory Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco.
Nidae MimouniParasitology-Mycology Laboratory Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco.
Rabie KharchiTraumatology-Orthopedy B Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco.
Imad AbkariTraumatology-Orthopedy B Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco.
Awatif El HakkouniParasitology-Mycology Laboratory Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco.
Cadi Ayyad University · MA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucormycosis, a rare but life-threatening fungal infection, poses significant challenges in clinical management, particularly in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. This case report presents the clinical journey of a 44-year-old woman who developed a rapidly progressing Mucorales infection following a domestic knife injury. Her condition, complicated by diabetic ketoacidosis and co-infection with

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Candida albicansCutaneous mucormycosisDiabetes mellitusDiabetic ketoacidosisMucorales

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PMID38516607
PMCPMC10950793
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