Mucormycosis-a report of two cases

Mucormycosis refers to several different diseases caused by infection with fungi in the order Mucorales of the class Zygomycetes. It is an opportunistic infection affecting immunosuppressed individuals. Most mucormycosis infections are life-threatening. Manifestations of mucormycosis depend on the location of involvement. Tissue identification of these fungi is an indispensable diagnostic tool since it distinguishes the presence of the fungus as a pathogen in the specimen from a culture contaminant and is essential to define whether there is blood vessel invasion.