Revisiting rhino-orbito-cerebral acute invasive fungal sinusitis in the era of COVID-19 : pictorial review

© 2021. American Society of Emergency Radiology..

COVID-19 patients have been found to have an increased incidence of superadded fungal infections because of multiple factors such as impaired cell-mediated immunity, immunosuppressive therapy, and coexistent diabetes mellitus. Recently, there has been a significant rise in the COVID-19-associated mucormycosis and aspergillosis cases involving the sinonasal cavity and the lungs. Rhino-orbito-cerebral acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFR) is a potentially life-threatening, invasive fungal infection. Early diagnosis followed by prompt medical management and surgical intervention is crucial for patient survival. The role of cross-sectional imaging (CT/MRI) is not only to suggest a diagnosis of invasive fungal sinusitis but also to delineate the complete extent of disease. Mapping the extent of orbital and intracranial disease has prognostic as well as management implications, as involvement of these sites marks a worse prognosis. A stepwise approach to evaluation of imaging of AIFR along with a pictorial depiction of the key imaging findings is presented.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Emergency radiology - 28(2021), 6 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 1063-1072

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Manchanda, Smita [VerfasserIn]
Semalti, Kapil [VerfasserIn]
Bhalla, Ashu Seith [VerfasserIn]
Thakar, Alok [VerfasserIn]
Sikka, Kapil [VerfasserIn]
Verma, Hitesh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aspergillosis
COVID-19
Invasive fungal infections
Journal Article
Mucormycosis
Review
Sinusitis

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Date Completed 25.11.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10140-021-01980-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330065955