Catalog

Gastrointestinal mucormycosis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Gastrointestinal mucormycosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1650428681

This is any fungal infection caused by fungi in the order Mucorales. Generally, species in the Mucor, Rhizopus, Absidia, and Cunninghamella genera are most often implicated. This disease is often characterised by hyphae growing in and around vessels. This diagnosis is gastrointestinal.