ANALYSIS OF MUCOR INFECTION 3
Running head: ANALYSIS OF MUCOR INFECTION 1
Analysis of Mucor Infection
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Analysis of Mucor Infection
Mucor is a fatal disease caused by fungal of order Order Mucorales. The condition is caused by Rhizopus, cunning Camella and absidia making the treatment and manifestation of the infection difficult. Hyphae characterize the infection like growth in blood vessels (Love, 2018). The disease can be treated by the use of medical and surgical means or both. The disease usually gets treated in two processes antifungal treatment to stop the multiplication of the fungi and medication to treat the accompanying ailments (Love, 2018).
Different tests are conducted to treat the ailments. The most common tests are the acetoacetate where the normal laboratory values of the blood, plasma, and serum are <1mg/dL for conversational units and < 0.1mmol/L for the SI units. And the acetylcholinesterase (ACE) where typical values for the blood are 26.7-49.2U/g Hb (Uchida, 2012). Based on the area of infection we have different abnormalities inhalation of polluted environment causes pulmonary mucormycosis. Chest pain and coughs characterize it. Infection of parenchyma tissue causes Angioinvasion. It results in cavitation or hemoptysis.
The treatment of the illness should be conducted immediately due to the high mortality and quickly spread. The therapy is dependant on the type of fungal infection. Different fungi species causes the disease thus making its treatment complex. The health practitioner administers either posaconazole or amphotericin B. The drugs are applied for about six weeks. This period is essential for the analysis of reemergence of the infection and entirely eradication of fungi (Kreiniz, 2018).It results in the removal of the fungus ball. Consideration is given to the patient to ensure that there isn’t reemergence of the infection. The surgical method involves the removal of infected tissue. The surgical technique thus can act to affect the shape of maybe the nasal cavity, the eye or any affected part of the body.
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Kreiniz, N., Bejar, J., Polliack, A., & Tadmor, T. (2018). Severe pneumonia associated with ibrutinib monotherapy for CLL and lymphoma. Hematological oncology, 36(1), 349-354.