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Mucormycosis (zygomycosis) of renal allograft
Fungal infection is relatively common among renal transplant recipients from developing countries. Mucormycosis, also known as zygomycosis, is one of the most serious fungal infections in these patients. The most common of presentation is rhino-cerebral. Isolated involvement of a renal allograft is very rare. A thorough search of literature and our medical records yielded a total of 24 cases wi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Nephrology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0971-4065
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.50679