Pulmonary aspergillosis and mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19

Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis and aspergillosis are rare, life-threatening fungal infections. Most documented cases have been reported in patients with diabetes mellitus, neutropenia, or treatment with corticosteroids. Both infections have been recognized as secondary complications of COVID-19, es...

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Main Authors:	Andre K. Johnson, Zeron Ghazarian, Kristina D. Cendrowski, Jon G. Persichino
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:	Invasive Pulmonary Mucormycosis Aspergillosis COVID-19
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753921000257

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spelling	doaj-75f862045a214b93a367b8de8a7423ca2021-05-28T05:01:27ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392021-06-01326467Pulmonary aspergillosis and mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19Andre K. Johnson0Zeron Ghazarian1Kristina D. Cendrowski2Jon G. Persichino3Riverside Community Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, 4445 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, USARiverside Community Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, 4445 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, USARiverside Community Hospital, Department of Pathology, 4445 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, USARiverside Community Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, 4445 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, USA; Corresponding author.Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis and aspergillosis are rare, life-threatening fungal infections. Most documented cases have been reported in patients with diabetes mellitus, neutropenia, or treatment with corticosteroids. Both infections have been recognized as secondary complications of COVID-19, especially among critically ill patients. We report the first case of combined probable pulmonary aspergillosis and possible mucormycosis in a male with COVID-19 in the ICU.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753921000257InvasivePulmonaryMucormycosisAspergillosisCOVID-19
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title	Pulmonary aspergillosis and mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19
title_short	Pulmonary aspergillosis and mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19
title_full	Pulmonary aspergillosis and mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19
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series	Medical Mycology Case Reports
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publishDate	2021-06-01
description	Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis and aspergillosis are rare, life-threatening fungal infections. Most documented cases have been reported in patients with diabetes mellitus, neutropenia, or treatment with corticosteroids. Both infections have been recognized as secondary complications of COVID-19, especially among critically ill patients. We report the first case of combined probable pulmonary aspergillosis and possible mucormycosis in a male with COVID-19 in the ICU.
topic	Invasive Pulmonary Mucormycosis Aspergillosis COVID-19
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Pulmonary aspergillosis and mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19

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