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Descriptor
English
:
Zygomycosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
zigomicosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Zigomicose
Synonyms
English
:
Entomophthoramycoses
Entomophthoramycosis
Phycomycoses
Phycomycosis
Zygomycoses
Tree Number:
C01.703.980
Definition
English
:
Infection
in
humans
and
animals
caused by fungi in the class Zygomycetes. It includes
MUCORMYCOSIS
and entomophthoramycosis. The latter is a tropical
infection
of
subcutaneous tissue
or
paranasal sinuses
caused by fungi in the order
Entomophthorales
. Phycomycosis, closely related to
zygomycosis
, describes
infection
with members of Phycomycetes, an obsolete
classification.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
fungus dis caused by various Zygomycetes; for dis caused by
Mucorales
,
MUCORMYCOSIS
is available
History Note
English
:
99; use MUCORMYCOSIS 1989-98
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
33754
Unique Identifier:
D020096
Occurrence in VHL
:
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