DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i02.005

Pages: 69-71

Mucormycosis is a relatively rare and fatal fungal infection by rhizorius-type germ. Its incidence is commonly observed among immunocompromised patients, and especially the diabetic in acid-ketosis decompensation. We report the case of a 71-year-old patient, poorly balanced diabetic, presenting a unilateral keratitis, whose etiological research led to the diagnosis of sino-orbital mucormycosis by realizing a craniofacial Computed Tomography and a biopsy of the necrotic ulceration. Adequate therapeutic management in the intensive care unit has been provided, with the administration of injectable antifungal therapy. However, the patient died within two days of severe sepsis. Although rare, it is a serious pathology that can be life-threatening. Early diagnosis and the implementation of a well-codified therapeutic strategy are the only guarantees of a favorable outcome, both functional and vital.