A patient is having severe mycotic infection diabetes mellitus and cellulitis is suffering with______________?

Correct answer: A. Mycormycosis

  • A. Mycormycosis
  • B. Histoplasmosis
  • C. Candidiasis
  • D. None of the above

Explanation

Uncontrolled diabetes predisposes to mucormycosis, a severe opportunistic fungal infection that may invade the nose, sinuses and facial tissues, producing cellulitis. Histoplasmosis and candidiasis are not the classic rapidly invasive infection described here.

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