a b s t r a c t
Mucormycosisisanemergentandthreateninginvasivefungalinvasionunderdiagnosedbycliniciansdue
to lackofawarenessandaspecific clinicalpicture.Theauthorsdescribeaclinicalcaseofadiabeticand
cirrhotic patientwhodevelopedrhino-orbital-cerebralandpulmonarymucormycosis,non-responsiveto
treatment. Typicalgapsinthemanagementofthisdeadlydiseaseareaddressed.Thereisastrongneed
for noveltherapiesandanexpectationthatsponsorswillrecognizethecriticalneedforrandomized
clinicaltrials