Mucormycosis is a rare but invasive opportunistic fungal infection with increased frequency during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. The clinical infections due to Mucor include rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal and disseminated diseases. The first two are the most common diseases and all entities are associated with a high mortality rate. Still hepatic involvement of Mucor ...

Sir, Mucormycosis is an uncommon deep mycosis caused by eumycetes included in the Mucorale order that belong to the zygomycete class (1). Species of Rhizopus, Mucor and Absidia are the most frequently isolated zygomycotic fungi in human infected tissue (2). They can cause opportunistic infections in the immunocompromised host and in patients with underlying diseases such as diabetes mellitus or...

Background: Mucormycosis is a rare fatal infection caused by ubiquitous fungus from the order of Mucorales, which can have varying clinical presentations. Immunocompromised patients are particularly susceptible to mucormycosis and suffer consequences if not treated adequately. COVID-19 with its immunomodulatory properties has been associated wide range secondary bacterial fungal infections. We ...

BACKGROUND Mucorales are ubiquitous filamentous fungi that can cause a devastating, invasive infection. This order has become an increasingly important pathogen during the last two decades, due to the dramatic increase in patients with predisposing factors. The aim of this retrospective study was to report the clinical characteristics, therapeutic options, and outcomes of patients diagnosed wit...

BACKGROUND Opportunistic fungal infections are rare, life-threatening conditions and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Our experience in the management of a case of combined mucormycosis and aspergillosis of the rhinocerebral region is presented. PATIENTS AND METHODS The infection developed a few weeks after tooth extraction, massively involving facial s...

This paper presents a case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a 22-year-old female patient with type I diabetes mellitus, who was successfully treated with surgery and long-term antifungal medication. The patient had initially been submitted to extraction of an upper third molar by a general dental practitioner but was referred to our department three days postoperatively because of double vision...

Mucormycosis can be a devastating and fatal disease if not treated promptly; unfortunately diagnosis can be a delayed process. Depending on the Hospitals ́ resources diagnosis can be more accurate or not. The mainstay of treatment is still surgical debridement with antifungal therapy. We present a case of a 75-year-old female, with immunosuppression and uncontrolled diabetes that presents to the...