Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in Australia
Renal mucormycosis is a rare entity that has been described with significant associated morbidity and mortality. It is an opportunistic infection affecting immunocompromised patients. With the pandemic of COVID-19, we report the first case of renal mucormycosis in Australia secondary to COVID-19 and...
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| author | Matthew Chau Nicole Swarbrick Jennifer Kong |
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| description | Renal mucormycosis is a rare entity that has been described with significant associated morbidity and mortality. It is an opportunistic infection affecting immunocompromised patients. With the pandemic of COVID-19, we report the first case of renal mucormycosis in Australia secondary to COVID-19 and its management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc06b1c2c0d744bab03008ad326a5d4e2023-02-19T04:25:44ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202023-03-0147102353Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in AustraliaMatthew Chau0Nicole Swarbrick1Jennifer Kong2Department of Urology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia; Corresponding author.Department of Anatomical Pathology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Perth, WA, Australia; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaDepartment of Urology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, AustraliaRenal mucormycosis is a rare entity that has been described with significant associated morbidity and mortality. It is an opportunistic infection affecting immunocompromised patients. With the pandemic of COVID-19, we report the first case of renal mucormycosis in Australia secondary to COVID-19 and its management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442023000396 |
| spellingShingle | Matthew Chau Nicole Swarbrick Jennifer Kong Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in Australia Urology Case Reports |
| title | Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in Australia |
| title_full | Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in Australia |
| title_fullStr | Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in Australia |
| title_short | Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in Australia |
| title_sort | renal mucormycosis in post covid patients in australia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442023000396 |
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