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We thank Dr Tiphaine Guinet (MD, forensic medicine) for help in autopsy and pathology description, and Dr Frédérique Gay (MD, radiology) for help in imaging interpretation. We also thank Dr Philip Robinson (DRCI, Hospices Civils de Lyon) for help with manuscript preparation.
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EC and TB drafted the manuscript. AG and LA designed the figures and made substantial contributions to interpretation of data. LA critically revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Chatelain, E., Grateau, A., Baudry, T. et al. Autopsy-confirmed fulminant mucormycosis: a skin lesion revealing multiple organ dissemination. Intensive Care Med 45, 694–696 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5331-5
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