Fatal cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a critically ill patient with COVID-19.
Respirol Case Rep
; 9(7): e00801, 2021 Jul.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1263122
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause severe lymphopenia and respiratory failure requiring prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation (MV). COVID-19 patients with severe lymphopenia or respiratory failure are at risk of developing secondary infections. Here, we present the needle autopsy findings of a critically ill patient with COVID-19 who required reintubation and prolonged MV, and eventually died of secondary cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia. This case highlights the potential risk of long-term steroid use and the need for routine monitoring for CMV infection in critically ill patients with COVID-19.
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Respirol Case Rep
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2021
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