A Case of Rhino-Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis presenting with spontaneous Cerebrospinal fluid Rhinorrhoea

Rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis has increased in the recent second wave of post-Covid-19 illness, mainly in tropical countries like India. The burden of diabetes mellitus and rampant use of corticosteroid, environmental factors, post-covid-19 immunological derangement might be contributory factors to the development of extensive outbreak of ROCM. Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is rarely documented with such fungal infection in literature. This case report described a 45-year diabetic woman in the post-Covid-19 phase,who developed rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis, presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.