A rapidly destructive infection of nose and paranasal sinuses in diabetics is:: (A) Histoplasmosis, (B) Sporotrichosis, (C) Mucormycosis, (D) Sarcoidosis
Answer is C. Mucormycosis It is a fungal infection of nose and paranasal sinuses which may prove rapidly fatal. It is seen in uncontrolled diabetes or in those taking immunosuppressive drugs Ref Dhingra 6/e,p 159