Aspergillosis ball graft as complication of Covid-19 infection: Case report

Autor: Mohammed Aabdi, MD, Ounci Es-Saad, MD, Youssef Motiaa, MD, Smail Labib, MD, Hicham Sbai, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Radiology Case Reports, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 610-612 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.10.071
Popis: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a severe presentation of aspergillosis fungal infection, with a high mortality rate. Many Covid-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis cases have been described in the literature giving rise to a major dilemma for physicians: discriminate a simple colonization from an invasive infection. In this paper, we will describe the case of a 40-year-old immunocompetent man with no medical history was admitted to the intensive care unit for Covid-19 infection with lung damage initially estimated at 50%-75%. Two weeks later, patient condition got worse, with a thoracic CT showing a newly developed, well limited lung cavitation indicative of an aspergillosis fungus ball.
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