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Mucormycosis   

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Zygomycosis

Treatment

The mainstay of treatment for mucormycosis is early surgical intervention to remove all dead and infected tissue along with intravenous antifungal therapy. Surgical removal of involved tissue is critical and will frequently be potentially disfiguring because it may involve removal of the palate, nasal structures or eye structures. However, chances of survival are greatly decreased without aggressive intervention.

Prognosis

Mucormycosis has an extremely high mortality even with aggressive surgical intervention. Death rates range from 25-80% depending on the site involved as well as the underlying immune problems.

Complications

• loss of neurological function (nerve involvement)
• clotting/blockage of brain or lung vessels (thrombosis)
• blindness (if the optic nerve is involved)
• death

Call Your Health Care Provider If:

People with immune disorders (including diabetes) should seek medical attention if they develop fever, headache, sinus pain, eye swelling or any of the other symptoms listed above.

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