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

Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr;70(4):1425-1427. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2598_21.

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.

Keywords: Coronavirus disease-19; guitar pick sign; non-salvageable vision loss; orbital mucormycosis; posterior globe tenting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / complications
  • Humans
  • Mucormycosis* / complications
  • Mucormycosis* / diagnosis
  • Mucormycosis* / microbiology
  • Orbit
  • Orbital Cellulitis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed