Confirmed Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis and COVID-19: the value of postmortem findings to support antemortem management.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
; 53: e20200401, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-636312
ABSTRACT
We present postmortem evidence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in a patient with severe COVID-19. Autopsies of COVID-19 confirmed cases were performed. The patient died despite antimicrobials, mechanical ventilation, and vasopressor support. Histopathology and peripheral blood galactomannan antigen testing confirmed IPA. Aspergillus penicillioides infection was confirmed by nucleotide sequencing and BLAST analysis. Further reports are needed to assess the occurrence and frequency of IPA in SARS-CoV-2 infections, and how they interact clinically.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Aspergillus
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Coronavirus Infections
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Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0037-8682-0401-2020
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