Palatal mucormycosis in a patient with SARSCoV- 2 infection: CMAJ

Mucormycosis is caused by the saprophytic aerobic fungi Rhizopus, Rhizomucor and Cunninghamella of the order Mucorales. Disease transmission occurs mainly via inhalation of spores or direct inoculation onto damaged skin or mucosa from environmental sources such as soil and animal faeces. Mucormycosis can present as rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal or disseminated disease and may be lethal. Tissue necrosis is a characteristic feature, caused by angioinvasion and vascular thrombosis. First-line treatment is surgical débridement and liposomal amphotericin B. Here, Venugopal and Marya present the case of a 53-year-old woman with palatal mucormycosis and COVID-19.