Mucormycosis. A case report.

ABSTRACT

Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection which involves the orofacial region. Depending upon the severity and extent of the spread it may involve the upper respiratory, ocular and intracranial regions. A case of mucormycosis in a 45-year-old male patient presenting as a diffuse swelling of the right side of the face, the right eye and extensive palatal ulceration has been reported and the literature reviewed.