1. Facial myonecrosis following COVID-19
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Raymond Zhao, BS, Hadi Saab, BS, Anthony Propson, DO, Toshio Moritani, MD, PhD, and John Kim, MD
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Myonecrosis ,Myositis ,COVID-19 ,Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,R895-920 - Abstract
Myositis and myonecrosis are rare sequela of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Until now, it has not been seen in muscles of the head and neck. We present a 22-year-old male with 4 months of retroauricular headaches following COVID-19 infection. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed rim-enhancing fluid collections in the bilateral masticator spaces which were sampled by fine-needle aspiration. We also discuss this case in the context of the current understanding of COVID-19-related myositis.
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- 2022
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