Survival after isolated cerebral mucormycosis

Cerebral mucormycosis is a rare disorder caused by sev-eral genera of the family Mucoraceae. The genera Rhizo- pus, Absidia, and Mucor are the predominant pathogenic groups. Disease caused by these organisms usually com-plicates an underlying chronic illness, such as diabetes mellitus or malignancy. Cerebral involvement usually oc-curs from an ascending infection from the paranasal si-nuses via the orbit and is usually associated with poorly controlled diabetes. The pulmonary system is the most common site of infection in patients with leukemia. Iso-lated cerebral mucormycosis not associated with head trauma or intravenous drug abuse is a rare disorder. We report what we believe to be the first successfully treated case of isolated cerebral mucormycosis in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia in remission.