Axial CT (a) at the level of the maxillary sinus and (b) at the level of the sphenoid sinus shows hyperdense contents within the left maxillary sinus (thin arrow), sphenoid sinus (black arrow), and left ethmoid air cells (thick arrow). (HU value: 70).

Axial CT (a) at the level of the maxillary sinus and (b) at the level of the sphenoid sinus shows hyperdense contents within the left maxillary sinus (thin arrow), sphenoid sinus (black arrow), and left ethmoid air cells (thick arrow). (HU value: 70).

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During the second wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there was a significant rise in cases of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM), an invasive form of acute fungal rhinosinusitis with a propensity for rapid spread to the orbits and intracranial compartment. Prompt diagnosis and subsequent intervention in the form of sur...

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... CT shows soft tissue density material with foci of hyperdensity, which represent calcium phosphate deposits concentrated in areas of mycelium necrosis [9]. ( Figure 5). Unilateral soft tissue material in the sinonasal cavity is the most consistent early CT finding, although it is nonspecific [10]. ...