Mucormycosis classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Classification

* Mucormycosis may be classified based on the organ system involvement: 

• • ===Rhinocerebral mucormycosis===

 Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is by far the most common form of the disease. It occurrs most commonly in debilitated patients (specially those presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis),  another patient population that has been found to be susceptible to mucormycosis are those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.   As the name suggests, infection usually starts in the nose and progresses through the paranasal sinuses, invading the orbit and CNS secondarily.