mucormycosis

Mucormycosis is any fungal infection caused by fungi in the order Mucorales. Generally, species in the Mucor, Rhizopus, Absidia, and Cunninghamella genera are most often implicated.The disease is often characterized by hyphae growing in and around blood vessels and can be potentially life-threatening in diabetic or severely immunocompromised individuals.

'Mucormycosis' and 'zygomycosis' are sometimes used interchangeably. However, zygomycota has been identified as polyphyletic, and is not included ...