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A Fatal Case of Rhizopus azygosporus Pneumonia Following COVID-19

Anubhav Kanwar, Alex Jordan, Scott Olewiler, Kurt Wehberg, Michael Cortés, Brendan R. Jackson

2021Journal of Fungi80 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

pneumonia in a 56-year-old man hospitalized for COVID-19 who had received methylprednisolone and tocilizumab. Although COVID-associated pulmonary aspergillosis has been widely documented, mucormycosis has been rarely reported. In this patient, receipt of two commonly used immunosuppressants likely contributed to mucormycosis risk, suggesting the need for vigilance in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Topics & Concepts

MucormycosisMedicinePneumoniaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ZygomycosisMethylprednisoloneTocilizumabAspergillosisIntensive care medicineAmphotericin BPediatricsInternal medicineImmunologyDermatologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)SurgeryDiseaseAntifungalAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and StudiesPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment