Proven Aspergillus flavus pulmonary aspergillosis in a COVID-19 patient: A case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: Severe COVID-19 patients complicated with aspergillosis are increasingly reported. We present a histopathological proven case of fatal COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), due to Aspergillus flavus. This report and existing published literature indicate diagnostic challenges and poor outcomes of CAPA in ICU patients.

SUBMITTER: Salehi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8014135 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature