Zygomycosis

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Also known as MucormycosisZygomycota infectious disease

Summary

Zygomycosis (MONDO:0019136) is a disease and 19 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include amphotericin b, deferasirox, and isavuconazole. A subtype of opportunistic mycosis — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).

At a glance

  • Prevalence: Unknown (Worldwide)
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 76
  • Clinical trials: 19

Clinical features

Signs & symptoms

Clinical features (HPO)

76 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 50 by frequency):

HPO IDTermFrequency
HP:0000246SinusitisFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001945FeverFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0012378FatigueFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0012531PainFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0012735CoughFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0032162Unusual skin infectionFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000572Visual lossOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000622Blurred visionOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000629Periorbital fullnessOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000819Diabetes mellitusOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001291Abnormal cranial nerve morphologyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001622Premature birthOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001742Nasal congestionOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001875Decreased total neutrophil countOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001993KetoacidosisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002013VomitingOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002014DiarrheaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002018NauseaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002027Abdominal painOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002105HemoptysisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002107PneumothoraxOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002113Pulmonary infiltratesOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002202Pleural effusionOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002248HematemesisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002315HeadacheOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002383Infectious encephalitisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002583ColitisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0004377Hematological neoplasmOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0004387EnterocolitisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0005263GastritisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0008066Abnormal blistering of the skinOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0011949Acute infectious pneumoniaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0031417RhinorrheaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0032166Unusual gastrointestinal infectionOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0032172Air crescent signOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0032177Parenchymal consolidationOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0032564IleitisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0032674Cutaneous woundOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0045026Abnormality of the mediastinumOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0100537FasciitisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0100539Periorbital edemaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0100658CellulitisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0100721Mediastinal lymphadenopathyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0100749Chest painOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0100750AtelectasisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0200035Skin plaqueOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0200039PustuleOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000083Renal insufficiencyVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0000123NephritisVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0000265MastoiditisVery rare (<1-4%)

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical nameZygomycosis
Mondo IDMONDO:0019136
EFOEFO:0007380
MeSHD009091, D020096
Orphanet73263
DOIDDOID:8485
ICD-10-CMB46
ICD-111676389165
NCITC77212
SNOMED CT59277005, 76627001
UMLSC0043541
MedGen12207
GARD0010224
MedDRA10028098, 10061418
NORD1946
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: Mucormycosis · mucormycosis · Zygomycota infectious disease

Disease family

This is a subtype of opportunistic mycosis. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of primarily extrinsic mechanism › infectious diseasefungal infectious diseaseopportunistic mycosisZygomycosis

Related subtypes (11): phaeohyphomycosis, candidiasis, maple bark strippers’ lung, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, geotrichosis, microsporidiosis, fusariosis, pneumocystosis, opportunistic systemic mycosis, hyalohyphomycosis

Subtypes (1): basidiobolomycosis

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.

Genes & proteins

No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).

Function

No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.

Therapeutics

Drugs indicated or in trials for this disease

1 approved drug — disease-direct ChEMBL indications, not inferred from the associated-gene cohort below.

DrugStatus
Amphotericin BApproved (phase 4)

2 drugs in clinical trials for this disease (phase 2–3, investigational): efficacy not established — a trial record, not an indication.

DrugHighest phase
DeferasiroxPhase 2
PosaconazolePhase 2

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 19.

Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)

PhaseTrials
Not specified17
PHASE22

Top trials by phase / activity

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT00419770PHASE2COMPLETEDThe Deferasirox-AmBisome Therapy for Mucormycosis (DEFEAT Mucor) Study
NCT00467883PHASE2COMPLETEDPilot Study of High Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B Efficacy in Initial Zygomycosis Treatment
NCT05406037Not specifiedRECRUITINGBiomarkers for Invasive Mucormycosis
NCT06440915Not specifiedRECRUITINGStudy on Theraputic Drug Monitoring and Phamacokinetics of Isavuconazole in Children
NCT06515743Not specifiedACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGRehabilitation With an Obturator in Maxillary Defects
NCT06878144Not specifiedNOT_YET_RECRUITINGMucormycosis Clinical Core for the MUCOR-ADVANCE P01 Project
NCT07080359Not specifiedNOT_YET_RECRUITINGIsavuconazole in Critically Ill Patients: Efficacy and Safety
NCT07191756Not specifiedACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAmphotericin B Versus Isavuconazole for Mucormycosis: A Comparative Efficacy and Safety Study
NCT02845934Not specifiedCOMPLETEDProspective Evaluation of a New Molecular Tool for Early Diagnosis of Mucormycosis
NCT03387696Not specifiedCOMPLETEDMucormycosis in ICU
NCT04550936Not specifiedCOMPLETEDA Study to Understand How the Use of Paxlovid Affected the Healthcare Use in People With Pre-existing Conditions.
NCT04744454Not specifiedCOMPLETEDPost Marketing Surveillance (PMS) Study of Cresemba in Korea.
NCT04935463Not specifiedCOMPLETEDMucormycosis in COVID-19
NCT05074043Not specifiedCOMPLETEDCOVID-19 Associated Mucormycosis: A Multidisciplinary Dilemma in Assiut University Hospital
NCT05097664Not specifiedUNKNOWNOcular Manifestation and Related Risk Factors of Covid-19 Associated Mucormycosis: a Multicenter Study in Iran
NCT05212961Not specifiedCOMPLETEDCOVID-19 and Rhino-orbital Mucormycosis
NCT05348434Not specifiedCOMPLETEDEvaluation of Using 3D Printed PEEK Facial Implants in Repairing Maxillofacial Deformities
NCT05925660Not specifiedUNKNOWNMucorales PCR Screening in At-risk Hematology Patients
NCT06900114Not specifiedCOMPLETEDDisease Burden Transition of Mucormycosis in Hematologic Malignancies Population Across Covid 19 Era: a Single-center Comparative Analysis From China

Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTrials referencing
AMPHOTERICIN B41
DEFERASIROX41
ISAVUCONAZOLE34