Open AccessInvasive aspergillosis associated with COVID-19
Author(s) -
Н. В. Овсянников,
О. А. Билевич,
Lyudmila A. Zenkova,
О. В. Васильева
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pulʹmonologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2541-9617
pISSN - 0869-0189
DOI - 10.18093/0869-0189-2021-31-5-671-676
Subject(s) - aspergillosis , autopsy , pandemic , coronavirus , covid-19 , medicine , disease , intensive care medicine , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , immunology
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic announced by the World Health Organization in March 2020 has brought new tasks to the medical community that require immediate solutions. Recent studies have shown that invasive aspergillosis associated with coronavirus infection caused by COVID-19 often aggravates the course of the disease and leads to death. The article presents a clinical case of acute invasive aspergillosis in a COVID-19 patient with chronic somatic pathology but no risk factors for developing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. The disease was progressing rapidly and led to a fatal outcome. Conclusion. In the case presented, invasive pulmonary aspergillosis was diagnosed with the help of histological examination of autopsy material.