A case of COVID-19-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces variabilis with a review of the literature

A case of COVID-19-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces variabilis with a review of the literature

A fatal case of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) affected a 40-year-old woman who was initially admitted to our hospital due to a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Her clinical condition worsened, and she finally died because of respiratory failure, hemodynamic instability, and mucormycosis with invasion...

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Main Authors: Mahzad Erami, Hossein Mirhendi, Mansooreh Momen-Heravi, Seyed Jamal Hashemi Hezaveh, Amir Hossein Ahsaniarani, Seddighe Sadat Sabet, Shima Aboutalebian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
mucormycosis
apophysomyces variabilis
COVID-19
immunocompetent patient
invasive fungal infection
antifungal susceptibility testing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.898477/full

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