ABSTRACT
Risk factors include uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, especially ketoacidosis, steroid use, age, neutropenia Mucormycosis diagnosis involves a careful examination of clinical manifestations, magnetic resonance imaging modalities, early use of computed tomography (CT). No Types Route of transmission 1 Rhinocerebral (sinus and brain) Mucormycosis Inhalation of spores into the of spores into the paranasal sinuses and the invasion of blood vessels in the tissue 2 Pulmonary (lung) Mucormycosis Inhalation of infectious material 3 Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis The ingestion of contaminated food/ herbal medicine 4 Cutaneous (skin) Mucormycosis Skin infection by direct inoculation and in secondary form, by dissemination from other locations. 5 Disseminated Mucormycosis Blood stream Etiopathogenesis: The mucous membrane penetrates deep tissues, swallowing or inhaling spores and injecting them into the skin. Risk factors include uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, especially ketoacidosis, steroid use, age, neutropenia;Voriconazole, especially for the prevention of blood cancer, AIDS, renal failure, organ or stem cell transplantation, iron overload, skin trauma, broad-spectrum antibiotics, intravenous drug use, aspergillosis and malnutrition7,11 Mucormycosis can also occur in patients without overt immunodeficiency. According to statistics