MRI as a road map for surgical intervention of acute invasive fungal sinusitis in Covid‐19 era.

Sweed, Ahmed Hassan; Mobashir, Mohamed; Elnashar, Ismail; Anany, Ahmed; Elmaghawry, Mohammed Elsayed; Ibrahim, Enas Moustafa; Eesa, Mohamed

Intraorbital inflammation was detected in 11 cases, while pterygopalatine fossa-infratemporal fossa affection was found in 29 cases, sphenoid bone affection (pterygoid base sphenoid base) were found in 4 cases, palate involvement was present in 6 cases, zygomatic bone affection was present in 1 case and external skin affection was detected in 4 cases (Figure 2). Patients with intracranial involvement were excluded from this study due to different management protocol (either medical or surgical concern), active (seropositive) Covid-19 patients were excluded because severe lung affection during active viral infection was the leading factor in prognosis and mortality rather than AIFS affection. Keywords: acute invasive fungal sinusitis; black turbinate; Covid-19; MRI; mucor mycosis EN acute invasive fungal sinusitis black turbinate Covid-19 MRI mucor mycosis 388 392 5 02/17/22 20220301 NES 220301 Key points Acute invasive fungal sinusitis (AIFS) is a rare disease with high mortality rate. Also, comparative studies between MRI-based surgeries in management of AIFS in Covid versus other immunocompromised state are needed to popularise the result over AIFS disease.

ROAD maps; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; SINUSITIS; COVID-19; VISION disorders; PULMONARY aspergillosis

Clinical Otolaryngology, 2022, Vol 47, Issue 2, p388

1749-4478

Academic Journal

10.1111/coa.13907