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. 2021 Oct;69(10):2873-2874.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1784_21.

Utility of 2-Deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-Dglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan in the systemic evaluation of patients with post-COVID-19 endogenous presumed fungal endophthalmitis

Salil Mehta  1 , Vasant Nagvekar  2 , Garima Gupta  2
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Utility of 2-Deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-Dglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan in the systemic evaluation of patients with post-COVID-19 endogenous presumed fungal endophthalmitis

Salil Mehta et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: CT scan; FDG PET/CT; endophthalmitis; mucormycosis.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Fundus photo of the right eye revealing vitreous haze grade 3+
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Figure 2
Fundus photo revealing a yellow-white preretinal lesion in the superonasal quadrant
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Figure 3
(a-c) High-grade uptake (white arrowhead; SUV max 11.45) seen in patchy consolidation within the posterior aspect of the right lung lower lobe. Moderate grade uptake seen in large cavitary lesions in the right lung middle and lower lobes (red arrows; SUV max 7.8). (b-d) CT scans revealing multiple cavitary lesions of the right lung (red arrows)
Figure 4
Figure 4
CT scan showing biopsy needle placement within the cavitary lesion (white arrowhead)
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Figure 5
Ultrasound image of the eye showing a large multilobular mass attached to the posterior pole and to a thickened mid-vitreal membrane
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