Introduction Mucormycosis is an opportunistic and frequently fulminating fungal infection caused by members of the family Mucoraceae, order Mucorales and class Zygomycetes1. Common genera involved are Rhizopus, Mucor and Absidia which are ubiquitous fungi surviving on decaying vegetation and diverse organic matter. The major predisposing factors for acquisition of mucormycosis are uncontrolled ...

BACKGROUND Mucormycosis is a highly lethal fungal infection especially in immunocompromised individuals. METHODS In order to review the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of mucormycosis in renal transplant recipients we searched publications of mucormycosis cases in renal transplant recipients in PUBMED database up to December 2015. RESULTS A total of 174 cases in renal transplant reci...

INTRODUCTION A patients with undiagnosed type II diabetes mellitus presented with infective rhinocerebral mucormycosis. INVESTIGATION RESULTS: Initial magnetic resonance imaging scans demonstrated an aggressive disease process involving the left orbit and paranasal sinuses. A repeated scan following treatment excluded intracranial spread or recurrence. Pus from the paranasal sinuses grew Rhizop...

A 55-year-old man initially presented with progressive right-sided vision loss during hospitalization following revision liver transplant. He underwent treatment with high-dose corticosteroids for presumed optic neuritis, with initial vision improvement that subsequently progressed to complete visual loss. He was then transferred to our facility. Repeat radiographic analysis demonstrated left m...

Mucormycosis is an emerging cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in patients with hematologic malignancies. However, there are no recommendations to guide diagnosis and management. The European Conference on Infections in Leukemia assigned experts in hematology and infectious diseases to develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis. The guideline...

Thirteen cases of mucormycosis in ten diabetics, one leukemic, and one burned patient, and one in an apparently normal person are reported. The presenting form included rhinocerebral in II and cutaneous in two cases. The diagnosis was established by KOH preparation and biopsy and it was confirmed with culture. Rhizopus sp. was the causative agent in II and Mucor sp. in one case. Amphoterici...