Published in:
Journal of Fungi, 7 (2021) 2, Seite 88
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3390/jof7020088
ISSN:
2309-608X
Origination:
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Description:
<jats:p>Viral infections can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), consequently leading to susceptibility for secondary pulmonary infections. Over the past few weeks, a number of studies have reported on secondary pulmonary aspergillosis complicating severe COVID-19. We report the case of a 53-year old male patient with secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who suffered from COVID-19 ARDS and was diagnosed postmortem with mucormycosis.</jats:p>