What is Gastrointestinal zygomycosis?

What is Gastrointestinal zygomycosis?

• Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: An infectious disease caused by fungus from the orders Mucorales and Entomophthorales which are normally found in the soil and in decaying plant matter. The infection differs from mucormycosis which only involves the order Mucorales. Transmission is usually through the inhalation of spores. It is generally harmless to healthy individuals but can cause infection in patients who are immunocompromised or who have a serious chronic illness such as uncontrolled diabetes. Symptoms and severity can vary considerable depending on the part of the body the infection occurs in - gastrointestinal tract, skin, lungs, central nervous system, eye orbit and the paranasal sinuses. Gastrointestinal zygomycosis involves infection of the gastrointestinal tract.

Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: Introduction

Types of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis:

Broader types of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis:

• Intestine conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• Fungal diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• more types...»

How serious is Gastrointestinal zygomycosis?

Complications of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: see complications of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis

What causes Gastrointestinal zygomycosis?

Causes of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: see causes of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis

What are the symptoms of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis?

Symptoms of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: see symptoms of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis

Complications of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: see complications of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis

Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gastrointestinal zygomycosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gastrointestinal zygomycosis.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: Gastroenterologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Gastrointestinal zygomycosis.
Treatments for Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: see treatments for Gastrointestinal zygomycosis
Research for Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: see research for Gastrointestinal zygomycosis

Name of Gastrointestinal zygomycosis

Main name of condition: Gastrointestinal zygomycosis

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