Intracranial manifestations of rhinocerebral mucormycosis: a pictorial essay
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Abstract Rhinocerebral mucormycosis has emerged as a common coinfection in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients during the convalescence period. Frequent spread of from sinonasal mucosa to bone, neck spaces, orbit, and brain occurs along perivascular/perineural routes or through direct invasion. Brain involvement represents severe manifestation is often associated with poor functional outcomes high mortality rates. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modality choice for intracranial assessment severity mucormycosis. Early accurate identification extension imperative improve survival With this pictorial essay, we aim familiarize readers cross-sectional features complications The radiological details essay should serve broad checklist radiologists clinicians while dealing fulminant infection.
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2090-4762', '0378-603X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-022-00765-5