In Memory of Mark Tatum – 1956-2005 Mr. Mark Tatum, also known by many as the man without a face, passed 4:00 CST Saturday, February 26, 2005 at the Medco Center of Franklin, Kentucky. Tatum lost his eyes, upper jaw, and nose to a fungal infection in 2000. This type of infection is not that unusual, […]
The Lancet reports the case of an injured Australian man who has since been treated for mucormycosis. It is thought wounds he suffered when the waves struck became contaminated and doctors say similar cases will add to the death toll in affected areas. More cases of this disease have also been reported in the region. […]
Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis; Phycomycosis) is an infection with tissue invasion by broad, non-septate, irregularly shaped hyphae of diverse fungal species, including Rhizopus, Rhizomucor, Absidia, and Basidiobolus. Infection is most common in immuno-suppressed persons, in patients with poorly controlled diabetes, and in patients receiving the iron-chelating drug desferrioxamine. Symptoms and Signs Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is the most common […]
 
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