Mucormycotic Osteomyelitis Involving the Maxilla: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 2

The differences between Candida, Aspergillus, and mucormycosis-causing fungi [1, 24].

	Candida	Aspergillus	Mucormycosis-causing fungi
Hyphae	3–5 micrometre diameter	3–6 micrometre diameter	6–20 micrometre diameter
	—	Septate	Septate and broad
	Appears yeast-like
	Intermixed with pseudohyphae (filaments)
Branching	—	Dichotomous	Greater than 90°
		Between 45°–90°