A Case of Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis Presenting with Facial Palsy / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection affecting patients with diabetes or immune-compromised status, caused by species of the Mucoraceae family. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis, the most frequent form of mucormycosis, is characterized by a rapidly progressive and usually fatal course. Common initial symptoms of rhinocerebral mucormycosis include facial pain, facial swelling, headache, fever and blood-tinged rhinorrhea, however, facial palsy is relatively rare. We describe a diabetic female considered rhinocerebral mucormycosis presenting with facial palsy.