AN OVERVIEW OF MUCORMYCOSIS

Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive infection caused by Zygomycosis in the order of Mucorales. It mainly affected immunocompromised individuals followed risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, stem cell transplantation, organ hematological malignancy, and more intake steroids. Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis, pulmonary cutaneous gastrointestinal disseminated mucormycosis are most common types. Moreover, it can be diagnosed to overcome this using following methods histopathology cultures, computed axial tomography, resonance imaging. treated with amphotericin B, first-line drug, posaconazole isavuconazole also used. The vitro studies reveal antifungal drugs which show best activity against mucormycosis. main aim review shows detailed study outcome infection.