Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Complicating Severe Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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作者：

Osborn, Rebecca ^{[1
]}

Angarone, Michael ^{[1
]}

Kling, Kendall ^{[1
]}

Hawkins, Claudia ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Northwestern Univ, Div Infect Dis, Feinberg Sch Med, 645 N Michigan Ave,Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60611 USA

来源：

INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE | 2023年 / 31卷 / 01期

关键词：

COVID-19; Cryptococcus; fungal pneumonia;

D O I：

10.1097/IPC.0000000000001191

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

Many case reports have detailed fungal infections associated with coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19); however, few reports have described cryptococcal infection in individuals with COVID-19. The use of immunomodulatory medications as part of COVID-19 treatment including corticosteroids and tocilizumab increases the risk of invasive fungal infections. Herein we review the existing reports of cryptococcal infection in the setting of COVID-19 and present a case of a previously immunocompetent patient who was diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis after being treated with prolonged corticosteroids for severe COVID-19 and organizing pneumonia.

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