Rhino cerebral Mucormycosis is the current life-threatening infection commonly affecting immunocompromised patients espe-cially post COVID-19 within 6 weeks having poor glycemic control, Intravenous drug users, ICU patients, post chemotherapy, iron overload, persistent neutropenia and follow-up cases of hematological malignancies. It affects the nasal and paranasal sinuses by air-borne spores producing the infection. A prospective case series conducted at the department of pathology, KAMSRC between May 1st to September 30th 2021 with a study population of 27 cases. Variables included age, gender, history of covid, duration and development of symptoms, Clinical presentation, clinical diagnosis, co-morbidities, histopathological examination and microbiological correlation. The most prevalent isolated agent is Mucor (48.1%) followed by Rhizopus (18.5%), Aspergillus (11.1%) and mixed mucor with aspergillus (11.1%). Conclusion: Understanding the mechanism of host innate immunity and specific preventive strategies are important for favorable prognosis. Histopathological examination aids in early diagnosis of Mucormycosis
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