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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul;26(7):1636-1637.
doi: 10.3201/eid2607.201603. Epub 2020 Jun 21.

Fatal Invasive Aspergillosis and Coronavirus Disease in an Immunocompetent Patient

Marion Blaize, Julien Mayaux, Cécile Nabet, Alexandre Lampros, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Marc Thellier, Renaud Piarroux, Alexandre Demoule, Arnaud Fekkar
Case Reports

Fatal Invasive Aspergillosis and Coronavirus Disease in an Immunocompetent Patient

Marion Blaize et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a complication in critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, especially those with severe influenza pneumonia. We report a fatal case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient in France who had severe coronavirus disease-associated pneumonia.

Keywords: Aspergillus; COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; aspergillosis; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; fungal superinfection; fungi; intensive care unit; mechanical ventilation; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

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Microscopic image of silver-stained tracheal aspirate from an immunocompetent patient critically ill with coronavirus disease, France. Filaments suggestive of Aspergillus sp. are shown (black arrow). Original magnification ×1,000.
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