Chaetomium globosum: Spotting a scarce saprophyte in bacterial-fungal co-infection of the sinuses in a post-COVID-19 patient
Atypical fungal co-infections in post-COVID-19 patients may have been underreported due to limited diagnostic methods. We present a case of Chaetomium globosum sinusitis in a 55-year-old post-COVID-19 patient with pain in the left side of the face, mimicking rhino-cerebral mucormycosis.CT-paranasal...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-03-01
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Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753923000507 |
Summary: | Atypical fungal co-infections in post-COVID-19 patients may have been underreported due to limited diagnostic methods. We present a case of Chaetomium globosum sinusitis in a 55-year-old post-COVID-19 patient with pain in the left side of the face, mimicking rhino-cerebral mucormycosis.CT-paranasal sinuses showed mucosal thickening of left paranasal sinuses, biopsy of which grew a velvety, white colony. It was confirmed as Chaetomium globosum. The patient responded to oral Posaconazole therapy for three months.Prompt identification of atypical fungal agents is critical for appropriate treatment. |
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ISSN: | 2211-7539 |