Successful posaconazole salvage therapy for rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a child with leukemia. Review of the literature.

Background: Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by species of the Mucorales order. These microorganisms are angioinvasive, with rapid disease progression and potentially lethal in its rhinocerebral form.

Case Report: We present the case of a 12-year-old female with trisomy 21, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and diabetes, with fever and neutropenia who developed rhinocerebral mucormicosis.