Seven years of experience with zygomycosis in Iran: a seasonal disease.

©2011 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved. showing a significant seasonal pattern in Iran (p = 0.001), as had been reported in Lebanon. In Beirut, weather pattern analysis revealed clustering of onset of invasive mucormycosis at the end of a dry, warm period, which begins around May and ends in October,4 which was similar to the time of occurring symptoms in our patients (Figure 1). The study highlights the importance of increased awareness for early diagnosis of zygomycosis and aggressive management. Mucormycosis incidence appears to be seasonal in Iran. This disease and its treatments are still associated with severe morbidity, disfigurement and disability.