The Mucorales are widespread in nature, subsisting on decaying vegetation and diverse organic materials. Although they and their spores show minimal intrinsic pathogenicity in normal persons, they can initiate aggressive and fulminant infection under certain clinical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, leukemia, or metabolic or immunologic deficiencies1). Here, we report a suspected case of mucormycosis of the maxillary sinus who was cured by chemotherapy, necrotomy and good control of diabetes mellitus, although side effects occurred with Amphotericin-B.
