Abstract
In September 2013, central Colorado experienced a record amount of rainfall resulting in widespread flooding. Within 1 month of the flooding, 4 patients presented to the authors' institution with rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis. This represents the largest number of cases ever recorded over a 1-month period. The authors hypothesize that the combination of immunocompromised status and environmental exposure resulted in the increased incidence.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Colorado / epidemiology
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Disasters*
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Eye Infections, Fungal / diagnosis
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Eye Infections, Fungal / epidemiology*
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Eye Infections, Fungal / microbiology
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Floods*
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host
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Incidence
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mucorales / isolation & purification*
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Mucormycosis / diagnosis
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Mucormycosis / epidemiology*
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Nose Diseases / diagnosis
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Nose Diseases / epidemiology*
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Nose Diseases / microbiology
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Orbital Diseases / diagnosis
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Orbital Diseases / epidemiology*
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Orbital Diseases / microbiology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed