Mucormycosis

Abstract

Case Example A 51-year-old woman was transferred from a small community emergency department for subspecialty evaluation. The patient had presented to that facility the previous night complaining of headache and fever for three days with a sudden loss of vision in her left eye. During our evaluation, the patient reported that one week earlier, she fell, striking the left side of her face and sustaining several small abrasions. She denied other facial trauma. Further history revealed a general malaise and gradual weight loss for about one month’s duration. She also admitted to falling occasionally in the past. Her past medical history included non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus for “several years.” She was noncompliant with her oral hypoglycemic medication. She denied other past medical history.