Pulmonary mucormycosis in the aftermath of critical COVID-19 in an immunocompromised patient: Mind the diagnostic gap - 25/03/22
, Jannik Helweg-Larsen b, Morten Steensen c, Maiken Cavling Arendrup d, e, f, Marie Helleberg a, b
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Abstract |
Mucormycosis has recently been recognized as a severe complication of COVID-19 with high fatality rates. We report a fatal case of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM) in a non-diabetic immunocompromised patient, who was first misdiagnosed and treated for COVID-19 associated aspergillosis (CAPA). The risk factors and initial clinical presentation of CAPA and CAM are similar, but CAM has a more aggressive course and CAPA and CAM are treated differently. Dedicated diagnostic workup is essential to ensure early treatment of CAM with surgical debridement and targeted antifungal therapy.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : COVID-19, Mucormycosis, Immunosuppression, SARS-COV-2, Rhizopus microsporum, Invasive fungal infection
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Vol 32 - N° 1
Article 101228- mars 2022 Retour au numéro
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