BACKGROUND Mucormycosis is a fungal infection with the following 5 classic forms: cutaneous, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, disseminated, and rhinocerebral. The rhinocerebral form can be rapidly progressive and invasive with a high mortality rate. We present a case of a 38-year-old man with invasive mucormycosis that led to a basilar artery territory stroke. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an unusu...

An unusual pathway of local spread of rhinocerebral mucormycosis is presented with MR and pathologic correlation. Perineural extension, proved with pathology, followed the trigeminal nerve to the pons. Enhancement of the nerve was seen on MR.

background: rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a fatal infection typically affecting diabetic or immunosuppressed patients. in most cases, infection is caused by inhalation of fungal spores. mortality rate of patients is very high (40-85%).  case presentation: in this study, three diabetic patients with rhinocerebral mucormycosis were presented. the etiologic agents of mucormycosis in two patients w...