Autopsy Proven Pulmonary Mucormycosis Due to <i>Rhizopus microsporus</i> in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient with Underlying Hematological Malignancy

Viral infections can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), consequently leading to susceptibility for secondary pulmonary infections. Over the past few weeks, a number of studies have reported on secondary pulmonary aspergillosis complicating severe COVID-19. We report the case of a 53-y...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:Journal of Fungi
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Christoph Zurl, Martin Hoenigl, Eduard Schulz, Stefan Hatzl, Gregor Gorkiewicz, Robert Krause, Philipp Eller, Juergen Prattes
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
الموضوعات:
COVID-19
mucormycosis
fungal infections
co-infections
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/2/88
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الملخص:Viral infections can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), consequently leading to susceptibility for secondary pulmonary infections. Over the past few weeks, a number of studies have reported on secondary pulmonary aspergillosis complicating severe COVID-19. We report the case of a 53-year old male patient with secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who suffered from COVID-19 ARDS and was diagnosed postmortem with mucormycosis.
تدمد:2309-608X

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