Mucormycosis is a devastating disease with serious manifestations in the affected individuals. It spreads through angioinvasion, and spores have high affinity for olfactory epithelium, pterygomandibular raphe of immunocompromised patients. Surgical debridement invaded structures leads to extensive defects, which need prosthodontic rehabilitation improve quality life This article compilation dat...

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an opportunistic infection of the sinuses, nasal passages, oral cavity, and brain caused by saprophytic fungi known to be rare in occurence. This can result a rapid death. commonly affect individuals who are immunocompromised state. Isolated cerebral mucormycosis, absence rhino-orbital focus, extremely but life-threatening central nervous system that most found int...

Figure 1. Yellow-black discoloration of upper palate. Figure 2. Paranasal sinus CT scan revealed a defect of the nasal septum and skin and subcutaneous edema.

phadenopathy. Laboratory studies revealed a hematocrit of 18.3%, platelet count 118000/mm3, and leukocyte count of 5200/mm3 with 81% lymphoblasts, 1% myelocytes, 4% neutrophils and 14% lymphocytes. The bone marrow smear showed 95% blast cells. Intravenous piperacillin and gentamicin therapy was started on an empirical basis. After 10 days without response to the antibiotic regimen, he received ...

Eleven cases of zygomycosis (mucormycosis) observed throughout an eighteen year period (1982-2000) have been reviewed. The most important demographic and clinical data of seven patients were tabulated. The remaining four are related as illustrative cases. Seven patients presented with the pulmonary form of the disease; two patients presented with the pulmonary manifestation associated with sinu...

Mucormycosis is an opportunistic infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales, environmental nonseptate molds widely distributed in soil, plants, and decaying materials [1]. Mucormycosis can be divided into the following categories on the basis of the site of infection: rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, and disseminated [2-4]. The most common clinical presentation is rhinocerebral diseas...