Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is typically bacterial in origin and caused by Pseudomonas, although the fungus Aspergillus has also rarely been implicated. SBO generally arises from ear infections and infrequently complicates sinonasal infection. Rhinocerebral Mucor infection is characteristically an acute, fulminant, and deadly infection also affecting the orbits and deep face and is associate...

Sir, A 45-year-old man was admitted with history of painful, sequential multiple peripheral nerve involvement for four months. On questioning he revealed history of allergic rhinitis with recurrent nasal polyps, bronchial asthma for two years, weight loss, joint pains with swelling and Raynaud’s phenomenon of four months duration. Examination revealed skin rash and features of mononeuritis mult...

Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is an acute, often fatal, fungal infection caused by members of the class Zygomycetes and the order Mucorales. The genus Rhizopus accounts for most cases of ROCM. The disease is characterized by fungal hyphal invasion of blood vessels resulting in thrombosis and infarction of the nasal, paranasal sinus, orbital, and cerebral tissues. The most commonly ...

Address correspondence to: Dr. Tauseef Ali, Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1345 WP. 920 SL Young Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73104; E-mail: [email protected] Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales, with most cases caused by Rhizopus or Mucor species. The ubiquitous organisms responsible for inf...

Mucormycosis (MCM) is a life-threatening infection that carries high mortality rates despite recent advances in its diagnosis and treatment. The objective was to report 14 cases of mucormycosis infection and review the relevant literature. We retrospectively analyzed the demographic and clinical data of 14 consecutive patients that presented with MCM in a tertiary-care teaching hospital in nort...

Mucormycosis has been reported in otherwise healthy individuals; however, it is primarily seen in immunocompromised patients, such as those with diabetes mellitus, malignancy, or chronic graft-versus-host disease, and has a high mortality rate. Because most cases of mucormycosis are associated with contiguous rhinocerebral infection, only 5 cases of isolated musculoskeletal Rhizopus infection h...

Dr. Lipatov, Dr. Patel, Dr. Lat, and Dr. Shakespeare are Internal Medicine Residents at Scott and White Memorial Hospital. Dr. Wang and Dr. Prakash are Physicians at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System; all in Temple, Texas. Correspondence: Dr. Lipatov (Kirill.Lipatov @BSWHealth.org) Mucorales fungi are ubiquitous organisms commonly inhabiting soil and can cause opportunistic infectio...