Severe Recurrent COVID-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Challenging Case

Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Dec 8;10(12):2483. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10122483.

Abstract

We report a rare case of severe COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis presenting as invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and subsequently invasive tracheobronchial aspergillosis during hospitalization in a critically ill patient who developed a further Aspergillus infection after home discharge. He needed readmission to the ICU and mechanical ventilation. We therefore strongly encourage a high degree of attention to fungal complications, even after viral recovery and ICU discharge.

Keywords: COVID-19; critically ill patient; mechanical ventilation; pulmonary aspergillosis; tracheostomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

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This research received no external funding.