Endocarditis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in a patient 9 months after COVID-19 infection recovery: a case report and review of the literature

Endocarditis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in a patient 9 months after COVID-19 infection recovery: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Aspergillus spp. are among the fungal pathogens that can cause life-threatening infections in patients with a history of COVID-19. Case presentation We present the case of a 58-year-old Iranian woman with post-COVID-19 Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis complicated by numerous th...

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Main Authors: Zeynab Yassin, Shokoufeh Hajsadeghi, Mohsen Taghavi Shavazi, Mahsa Fattahi, Koohyar Ahmadzadeh, Armita Farid, Yeganeh Karimi, Farnoosh Seirafianpour, Pegah Babaheidarian, Azadeh Goodarzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Aspergillus
Endocarditis
COVID-19
Fungal infection
Opportunistic infection
Review
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04252-x

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