A case of hoarseness of voice following COVID-19 infection.
Journal
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace
ISSN: 1122-0643
Titre abrégé: Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 9307314
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Jan 2023
27 Jan 2023
Historique:
received:
03
11
2022
accepted:
27
12
2022
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
31
1
2023
entrez:
30
1
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Mucormycosis is a fatal angio-invasive fungal infection associated with a high mortality. Apart from the traditional risk factors, COVID-19 infection and steroid therapy for the same have been recently identified to predispose to this life-threatening infection. Usual presentations of mucormycosis include rhino-orbito-cerebral, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal and cutaneous involvement. We report an unusual case of mediastinal involvement by mucormycosis in a patient recovering from moderate COVID-19 pneumonia. Early diagnosis, prompt initiation of antifungal therapy accompanied by timely surgical debridement were pivotal in averting morbidity and mortality in this patient.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36714915
doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2023.2472
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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