Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Patient with Disseminated Histoplasmosis and HIV-A Case Report from Argentina and Literature Review.
J Fungi (Basel)
; 6(4)2020 Nov 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1024594
ABSTRACT
The disease caused by the new SARS-CoV-2, known as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was first identified in China in December 2019 and rapidly spread around the world. Coinfections with fungal pathogens in patients with COVID-19 add challenges to patient care. We conducted a literature review on fungal coinfections in patients with COVID-19. We describe a report of a patient with disseminated histoplasmosis who was likely infected with SARS-CoV-2 and experienced COVID-19 during hospital care in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This patient presented with advanced HIV disease, a well-known factor for disseminated histoplasmosis; on the other hand, we suspected that COVID-19 was acquired during hospitalization but there is not enough evidence to support this hypothesis. Clinical correlation and the use of specific Histoplasma and COVID-19 rapid diagnostics assays were key to the timely diagnosis of both infections, permitting appropriate treatment and patient care.
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Case report
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Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Argentina
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jof6040275
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