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Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus microsporus var. microsporus in a diabetic patient with COVID-19.
Munhoz, Sandy Daniele; Lellis, Rute Facchini; Reis, Ana Paula Carvalho; Del Negro, Gilda Maria Barbaro; Sousa, Maria Glória Teixeira; Veasey, John Verrinder.
  • Munhoz SD; Dermatology Clinic, Hospital da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Lellis RF; Pathology Laboratory, Hospital da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Reis APC; Medical Mycology Laboratory ‒ LIM-53, Division of Clinical Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas and Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Del Negro GMB; Medical Mycology Laboratory ‒ LIM-53, Division of Clinical Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas and Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Sousa MGT; Medical Mycology Laboratory ‒ LIM-53, Division of Clinical Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas and Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Veasey JV; Dermatology Clinic, Hospital da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Medical Sciences College, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: johnveasey@uol.com.br.
An Bras Dermatol ; 97(4): 501-504, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1881588
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causes a wide range of clinical manifestations, ranging from mild to severe, with the main ones affecting the respiratory tract, such as pneumonia. In patients with greater severity, the high frequency of bacterial and fungal coinfection stands out, a situation related both to the patient's pre-existing comorbidities and due to the hospitalization itself. Cases of mucormycosis associated with COVID-19 were highlighted in the lay and scientific media, with the increase in mycosis cases being directly and indirectly attributed to the viral infection. This report describes a case of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in a diabetic patient hospitalized for COVID-19, whose diagnosis was confirmed by identifying the agent Rhizopus microsporus var. microsporus through culture for fungi and PCR examination.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Diabetes Mellitus / COVID-19 / Mucormycosis Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: An Bras Dermatol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.abd.2022.02.001

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Diabetes Mellitus / COVID-19 / Mucormycosis Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: An Bras Dermatol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.abd.2022.02.001