Ashima Mittal, Nitika Mahajan, Devinder Pal Singh Dhanota, Birinder S Paul, Srishti Ahluwalia, Saumya Ahluwalia, Arnav Galhotra, Veenu Gupta, Sanjeev Puri, Rohit Verma, Manish Munjal, Sahil Goel, Sumeet Chopra, Rajesh Mahajan, Archana Ahluwalia, Kavita Saggar, Gagandeep Singh
We describe presenting clinical and imaging manifestations of SARS-CoV-19-associated rhino-oculo-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) in a hospital setting during the second wave of SARS-CoV-19 pandemic in India. Data on the presenting manifestations was collected from March 01 to May 31, 2021. Associations between clinical and imaging findings were explored, specifically: (1) the presence or absence of orbital pain and infiltration of superior orbital fissure on imaging; (2) the presence of unilateral facial nerve palsy and pterygopalatine fossa infiltration and geniculate ganglion signal on contrast magnetic resonance imaging and (3) vision loss and optic nerve findings on imaging...
August 27, 2022: Medical Mycology