OBJECTIVE To review the mycology, pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, investigations, and treatment modalities of mucormycosis. DATA SOURCES A local case of mucormycosis; MEDLINE and non-MEDLINE search of the literature. STUDY SELECTION Key words for the literature search were 'mucormycosis' and 'Mucorales'; all available years of study were reviewed. DATA EXTRACTION Original articles...

Mucormycosis of the frontal sinus are rarely seen in day to day clinical practice. Although this fungus is commonly found in the environment, the disease is usually prevented by the immune system and is hence rare. Well-recognized risk factors for the disease include diabetes mellitus, leukemia, aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, blood dyscrasias, and immunosuppressive therapy in organ ...

Recently, an emergency health problem erupted that worried the world, which is black fungus infection associated with Covid-19, especially in India and some regions of Middle East. The members genus Rhizopus or Mucor resulted common mucormycosis. Humans become infected by inhaling depositing spores fungi tissues body. Rhinocerebral site most susceptible to . Several factors may have contributed...

Zygomycosis is regarded as a rare fetal infection in diabetics and other immunocompromised patients. The usual manifestations of this infection are: rhinosinusitis, pansinusitis, rhino-orbital and rhinocerebral. Primary gastrointestinal (GI) zygomycosis is a rare disease with a high mortality rate. The stomach is the most common site involved in GI mucormycosis. There are few reported cases of ...