A Case Report of Dual Infection of Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis and Scabies in a Diabetic Patient

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is an immunosuppressed condition and patients with this condition are more prone to bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections and infestations. Mucormycosis is one of the acute opportunistic infections seen in diabetic individuals which are the third most common angioinvasive disease. Scabies is an acute form of skin disease seen in immune-compromised patients like diabetic individuals and is caused by Sarcoptes scabiei. Early identification, successful management, and prompt medical/surgical intervention reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with them. ​Hereby we report a case of dual infection of mucormycosis and scabies in a diabetic individual. Key words: Knowledge and practice, child survival strategies, mothers, south Nigeria.