Mucormycosis Causes & Risks

Causes

The fungus is often found in soil and decaying plants. It will not make most people sick. People are more likely to get the infection if they have a weakened immune systems.

Risk Factors

The following factors increase your chance of developing mucormycosis:

Having a weakened immune system caused by:
- Diabetes
- AIDS
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Recently receiving an organ transplant
- Long-term steroid use
- Treatment with deferoxamine (an antidote to iron poisoning)
- Metabolic acidosis (too much acid in the blood)
Having a sinus infection
Having pneumonia
Having mucormycosis of the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and kidneys

Sinus Infection

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