Isolation of Rhizopus Homothallicus From a Patient of Rhino-Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis : A Rare Case Report.

Abstract

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 identied after fungal culture.