Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that manifests in patients with low immunity. Although the fungus spores are ubiquitous in nature and found in the environment, fungal infections rarely occur in immunocompetent individuals.
In patients with low immunity, the spores are harbored in the lungs and nasal sinuses and proliferate further, leading to widespread tissue necrosis with devastating consequences. The disease has a predilection for patients with diabetes or immunodeficiency diseases and patients on steroids, immunomodulators and immunosuppressant drugs. During the COVID