Background: Reports of mucormycosis, an infectious disease that commonly affects immunocompromised individuals, have increased during the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Disseminated mucormycosis associated with COVID-19 is rare but fatal and is characterized by an aggressive clinical course and delayed diagnosis. Our report documents a case of disseminated mucormycosis after COVID-19 infection. This is a rare pathological autopsy report on COVID-19-associated mucormycosis.
Case Summary: A 58-year-old man was transferred to our hospital with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. During treatment for acute respiratory distress syndrome, he developed intra-abdominal bleeding that required a right hemicolectomy and ileostomy for hemostasis. The ileostoma and surgical wound developed necrosis followed by sepsis and multi-organ failure, which led to death. An autopsy revealed multiple thrombi associated with infection, which led to the necrosis of multiple infected organs.
Conclusion: Early suspicion and diagnosis followed by treatment are keys to better outcomes of mucormycosis in patients with severe COVID-19.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9561594 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10358 | DOI Listing |
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