Abstract
Rhinocerebral zygomycosis is the most frequent form of fungal infection caused by members of the Zygomycetes class. A fatal case of rhinocerebral zygomycosis caused by Rhizopus (oryzae) arrhizus with histopathological and mycological diagnosis is reported in a diabetic patient.
Highlights
Zygomycosis is a term used for a variety of fungal infections caused by members of the Zygomycetes class[1]
The rhinocerebral form of zygomycosis is the most frequently reported in diabetic patients[8]
In the case discussed here, the patient presented with a permanent hypoglycemic condition, resulting from the clinical decomposition of diabetes mellitus
Summary
Mirella Alves da Cunha[1], Andréia Ferreira Nery[1], Francisco Pignataro Lima[2], José Diniz Junior[3], José Maciel Neto[4], Nicácia Barbosa Calado[1], Kleber Giovanni Luz[1] and Eveline Pipolo Milan[1]
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