Intracranial manifestations of rhinocerebral mucormycosis: a pictorial essay
Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
; 53(1), 2022.
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in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1896396
ABSTRACT
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis has emerged as a common coinfection in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients during the convalescence period. Frequent spread of disease from sinonasal mucosa to bone, neck spaces, orbit, and brain occurs along the perivascular/perineural routes or through direct invasion. Brain involvement represents severe manifestation and is often associated with poor functional outcomes and high mortality rates. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice for the intracranial assessment of disease severity in mucormycosis. Early and accurate identification of intracranial extension is imperative to improve survival rates. With this pictorial essay, we aim to familiarize the readers with the cross-sectional imaging features of intracranial complications of mucormycosis. The radiological details in this essay should serve as a broad checklist for radiologists and clinicians while dealing with this fulminant infection.
brain artery aneurysm; brain embolism; brain hemorrhage; brain infarction; brain infection; carotid artery thrombosis; cavernous sinus thrombosis; cranial nerve; disease severity assessment; human; internal carotid artery; mucormycosis; nose infection; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; osteomyelitis; pachymeningitis; radiologist; review; septic embolism; skull base; survival rate
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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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