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Table 4 Extra-nasal involvement

From: A multicentric observational study of imaging findings in COVID-19-related rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: a new Pandora’s box

(a) Periantral involvement

n = 18 (%)

Premaxillary infiltration

16 (89)

Fat streakiness

14 (79)

Abscess

2 (11)

Buccal fat infiltration

11 (61)

Facial muscle involvement

7 (39)

Retroantral infiltration

16 (89)

Pterygopalatine fossa involvement

6 (33)

Masticator space involvement

10 (56)

Medial pterygoid

7

Lateral pterygoid

2

Masticator

1

Temporal fossa

8 (44)

Infratemporal fossa

9 (50)

Palate involvement

4 (22)

Maxillary alveolar arch

5 (28)

Mandibular alveolar arch

2 (11)

(b) Orbital involvement

n = 14 (%)

Proptosis

13 (93)

Preseptal space

12 (86)

NLD involvement

10 (71)

Extraconal fat

13 (93)

Streakiness

13

Subperiosteal collection

5

Intraconal space involvement

8 (57)

Ocular muscle involvement

 

Medial rectus

5

Lateral rectus

3

Superior rectus

3

Inferior rectus

5

Superior oblique

3

Globe involvement

4 (29)

Optic nerve involvement

4 (29)

Stretched

3

Enhancement

1

Orbital apex

1(4)

(c) Intracranial extension

n = 5 (%)

Only meningeal enhancement

1 (20)

Infarct + meningeal enhancement

1 (20)

Abscess + meningeal enhancement

1 (20)

Extra axial collection

2 (40)

(d) Vascular involvement

n = 2

Cavernous sinus thrombosis

2

ICA thrombosis

2

(e) Bony changes

n = 8 (%)

Rarefaction

3 (37)

Erosion/destruction of

4 (50)

Cribriform plate

2

Medial wall of orbit

3

Inferior wall of orbit

1

Maxilla

4

Mandible

1

Antrum

1

Altered marrow signal intensity

1 (13)