Mucormycosis: The black fungus

Authors

  • Mahwish Zahoor KEMU/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore
  • Shehla Shaukat KEMU/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore
  • Amina Afzal KEMU/Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
  • Ijaz Hussain KEMU/Mayo Hospital, Lahore.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v31i4.1880

Author Biography

  • Mahwish Zahoor, KEMU/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore

    Department of Dermatology Unit-I,

     

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Published

29.03.2022

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Mucormycosis: The black fungus. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 29 [cited 2026 Aug. 1];31(4):566-8. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/1880