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Ramalingam Suganya1 , Narasimhan Malathi2, Vinithra Karthikeyan3 and Vyshnavi Devi Janagaraj4

1Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research, Porur, Chennai – 600 116, India.
2Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research, Porur, Chennai – 600 116, India.
3Vimala Dental Clinic, Tirumangalam, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India.
4Meenakshi Ammal Dental College & Hospital, MAHER University, Chennai – 600 078, India.
J Pure Appl Microbiol, 2019, 13 (1): 161-165 | Article Number: 5470

https://dx.doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.13.1.16 | © The Author(s). 2019 

Received: 18/01/2019| Accepted: 25/02/2019 | Published: 19/03/2019
Abstract

Mucormycosis is an angio invasive infection that occurs due to the fungi mucorales. It is a rare disease but increasingly recognized in immunocompromised patients. It can be categorized into rhino-orbito-cerebral, cutaneous, disseminated, gastrointestinal, and pulmonary types. Overall increased mortality rate is reported, even though the aggressive treatment is given. The main aim and purpose of this review related to overview and Etiopathogenesis of Mucormycosis, fatality of rhinocerebral Mucormycosis, recent advances in diagnostic and treatment methods.

Keywords

Diabetes mellitus (DM), Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis, Fungal invasion.

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