Mucormycotic parotitis and otitis causing facial nerve palsy in a diabetic patient.

Isolated invasive Mucormycosis of the parotid gland is rarely reported in the literature (1). Mucormycosis most commonly manifests as rhino-oculocerebral and pulmonary infections in the patients with altered immunity (uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus, recipients of immunosupressive therapy and underlying hematological malignancies) (2). Rarely, it causes infection in the immunocompetent individuals (3) with the involvement of unusual sites like gastrointestinal tract, ear, soft tissue and skin (4, 5). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.