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Decoding 'guitar pick sign' in COVID-19–associated mucormycosis: A case series

Authors :
Y Muralidhar Reddy
Subhendu Parida
S Bharathi Reddy
Sreekanth Yeduguri
Lalitha Pidaparthi
Shyam K Jaiswal
Bhavna Sadhvani
Jagarlapudi M K Murthy
Source :
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 70, Iss 4, Pp 1425-1427 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022.

Abstract

“Guitar pick sign,” also referred to as posterior globe tenting, is a radiological surrogate marker of tense orbit and profound vision loss. It is seen commonly in traumatic retrobulbar hemorrhage and carotico-cavernous fistula and less frequently in orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal abscess, and invasive fungal infections. We report a case series of Coronavirus disease-19–associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis with guitar pick sign, of which none survived, and discuss the causative pathomechanisms, severity grade, and the clinical relevance of this unique radiological finding.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03014738 and 19983689
Volume :
70
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.290ec6182bb466e8a0e73a3fd5e59f4
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_2598_21