We report a rare case of Rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis ( invasive mucormycosis) caused by Rhizopus
homothallicus in patient of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The organism was isolated from nasal scrapping and tissue
obtained after surgery and was identied after fungal culture.
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