Accepted Article This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/cyt.12600 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. DR DEBASIS GOCHHAIT (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-3880-9150) DR NEELAIAH SIDDARAJU (Orcid ID : 0000-0003-0163-7524) Article type : Case report Title: Mucormycotic parotitis and otitis causing facial nerve palsy in a diabetic patient. Running title: Mucormycotic parotitis and otitis causing facial nerve palsy. Debasis Gochhait, MD, DNB, Assistant Professor. Mail: debasis.go@gmail.com. Arun Alexender (1) Additional Professor. Mail: arunalexandercmc@gmail.com Priyadarshini Dehuri, MD, Senior resident. Mail: drpriya.dehuri@gmail.com Vidhyalakshmi Rangarajan, MBBS, Junior resident. Mail: drvidhyarangarajan@gmail.com Sajini Elizabeth Jacob, MD. Associate Professor. Mail; jacobsajini6@gmail.com Neelaiah Siddaraju, MD. Professor. Mail: rajusiddaraju@gmail.com. Department of Pathology and ENT (1), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry.