Chronic Necrotizing Pulmonary Aspergillosis After SARS-CoV-2 Infection – A Case Report-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Chronic Necrotizing Pulmonary Aspergillosis After SARS-CoV-2 Infection – A Case Report

Published:2023-09-01 Issue:3 Volume:50 Page:57-61
ISSN:2719-5384
Container-title:Acta Medica Bulgarica
language:en
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Author:

Alexieva M.¹,Serkedzhiev I.²,Cherneva R.²,Ivanova S.³,Yankov G.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pulmonary Diseases , UMHAT “Sv. Ivan Rilski”, Medical University – Sofia , Bulgaria

2. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit , UMHAT “Sv. Ivan Rilski”, Medical University – Sofia , Bulgaria

3. Department of Pathology , UMHAT “Sv. Iv. Rilski”, Medical University – Sofia , Bulgaria

Abstract

Abstract Aspergillosis is a fungal infection, caused by the mould Aspergillus, most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus species. Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis after SARS Cov-2 infection is a rare presentation that is commonly misdiagnosed. The prolonged corticosteroid and antibiotic application and the pro-inflammatory state in COVID-19 patients predisposes to Aspergillus infection and its chronification. Surgery plays a pivotal role in cases with unclear diagnosis, ineffective medical therapy or when complications develop. We present a case of a 73-year-old woman with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, developed after COVID-19 pneumonia. A right lateral muscle-sparing thoracotomy, right upper lobectomy and atypical resection of the 9th and 10th segments were performed.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/amb-2023-0031

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