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COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) in a pregnant woman

Shruti Agrawal; Ravi Hari Phulware

http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.313 Autops Case Rep, vol.11, e2021313, 2021
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Abstract

Viral or bacterial co-infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported in the literature. However, the knowledge on Aspergillus co-infection among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited. COVID‐19‐associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) has been seen in critically ill COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which has raised concerns about the worsening disease course of COVID-19 and increasing mortality. We describe a clinical case of CAPA infection and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with a deathly outcome in a previously well, non-immunocompromised pregnant woman with intrauterine death of the fetus. Hence, we suggest that clinicians and pathologists keep alerting the possible occurrence of pulmonary aspergillosis in severe/critical COVID-19 patients, and aggressive investigations should be done to rule out the possibility of CAPA so that early treatment can be administrated.

Keywords

COVID-19, Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Respiratory Distress Syndrome,, Fungi, SARS-CoV-2

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Submitted date:
06/05/2021

Accepted date:
06/28/2021

Publication date:
08/20/2021

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