DIAGNOSIS OF SUBCUTANEOUS MUCORMYCOSIS WITH FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION:A RARE CASE REPORT

Mucormycosis is a fatal and life threatening infection particularly in immunocompromised patients, so early diagnosis and rapid treatment is life saving. A 52-year-old female, known case of diabetes mellitus, presented with chills, fever, fatigue and anorexia. A subcutaneous mass was detected around the umbilicus (4x4). Fine needle aspiration of the mass showed mucor hyphea with little inflammation. The patient was treated with amphotericin B and her fever subsided. The patient was discharged in good health and general condition. Fine needle aspiration can therefore be a rapid and accurate method for the diagnosis of subcutaneous mucormycosis.