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Chronic Necrotizing Pulmonary Aspergillosis  After SARS-CoV-2 Infection – A Case Report  Cover

Chronic Necrotizing Pulmonary Aspergillosis After SARS-CoV-2 Infection – A Case Report

Open Access
|Sep 2023

Abstract

Aspergillosis is a fungal infection, caused by the mould Aspergillus, most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus species. Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis after SARS Cov-2 infection is a rare presentation that is commonly misdiagnosed. The prolonged corticosteroid and antibiotic application and the pro-inflammatory state in COVID-19 patients predisposes to Aspergillus infection and its chronification. Surgery plays a pivotal role in cases with unclear diagnosis, ineffective medical therapy or when complications develop. We present a case of a 73-year-old woman with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, developed after COVID-19 pneumonia. A right lateral muscle-sparing thoracotomy, right upper lobectomy and atypical resection of the 9th and 10th segments were performed.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2023-0031 | Journal eISSN: 2719-5384 | Journal ISSN: 0324-1750
Language: English
Page range: 57 - 61
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 16, 2023
Published on: Sep 29, 2023
Published by: Sofia Medical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 M. Alexieva, I. Serkedzhiev, R. Cherneva, S. Ivanova, G. Yankov, published by Sofia Medical University
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