Mucormycosis is a potentially fatal fungal disease that can affect immunocompetent as well as immunocompromised patients. This infection typically occurs in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis and patients in treatment with chemotherapy for hematologic neoplasia among other conditions. Diagnosis of mucormycosis is supported by clinical manifestations as well as mycological and histopathological analysis. High rates of morbidity have been linked to the delay of diagnosis, reinforcing the need for early diagnosis. The present case report is about a patient diagnosed with mucormycosis based on anatomopathological analysis of pituitary’s material after macroadenoma resection.
Mucormycosis; Diagnosis; Treatment; Pituitary macroadenoma; Fungi infections