Invasive rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in a diabetic patient – the need for prompt treatment

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare life threatening fungal infection predominately seen in immunocompromised or diabetic patients. The following case is of a known type II diabetic patient who presented with sepsis and sudden unilateral loss of vision secondary to infective rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis. Treatment of the condition required extensive surgical intervention and medical management for a life saving outcome.

Keywords

• Rhinocerebral mucormycosis
• Mucorales
• Rhizopus arrhizus
• Liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome)
• Posaconazole
• Deferasirox