Iron availability is a critical factor in the growth of Mucorales (5). Here we report the novel use of deferasirox (Exjade; Novartis), an iron chelator recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of transfusionrelated iron overload (3), as salvage therapy for a patient with progressive rhinocerebral mucormycosis. A 40-year-old man presented to an outside hospita...

Rhinocerebral mucomycosis (RCM) as an emerging opportunistic, angioinvasive, and devastating fungi infection with high mortality is difficult to be diagnosed early because of the lack of specific clinical features or manifestations. Garcin syndrome is more often caused by skull base and rhinopharyngeal tumors or metastases, and basal meningitis. We reported that an aged diabetic man, involved n...

Background & Objective: Mucormycosis (also called black fungus) is an opportunistic serious fungal infection caused by mucormycetes. It can occur in diabetes mellitus patients and other immunosuppressive conditions with recent predisposing factors such as maxillofacial surgery corticosteroid usage.Methods: In this study, 14 were referred to the otorhinolaryngology or ophthalmology ward of Shafa...