TY - JOUR
T1 - Aspergilloma complicating previous COVID-19 pneumonitis - a Case Report
AU - Banke, Gry
AU - Kjeldgaard, Peter
AU - Shaker, Saher Burhan
AU - Sivapalan, Pradeesh
AU - Søholm, Jacob
AU - Holmgaard, Dennis Back
AU - Astvad, Karen Marie Thyssen
AU - Bangsborg, Jette
AU - Andersen, Michael Brun
AU - Bonnesen, Barbara
N1 - This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/4/21
Y1 - 2022/4/21
N2 - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Aspergillomas are found in preexisting cavities in pulmonary parenchyma. To the best of our knowledge, aspergilloma has not previously been reported in COVID-19 associated pulmonary architecture distortion combined with barotrauma from invasive mechanical ventilation therapy.PATIENT: We present a case of a 67-year-old woman, who suffered from severe COVID-19 in the summer of 2020 without any no suspicion of infection with Aspergillus in the acute phase. Ten months after discharge from her COVID-related admission, she developed bilateral aspergillomas diagnosed by image diagnostics, bronchoscopy and blood samples, and she now receives anti-fungal therapy.INTERPRETATION: We would like to raise awareness on aspergilloma in post COVID-19 patients, since it is an expected long-term complication to COVID-19 patients with pulmonary architectural distortion.
AB - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Aspergillomas are found in preexisting cavities in pulmonary parenchyma. To the best of our knowledge, aspergilloma has not previously been reported in COVID-19 associated pulmonary architecture distortion combined with barotrauma from invasive mechanical ventilation therapy.PATIENT: We present a case of a 67-year-old woman, who suffered from severe COVID-19 in the summer of 2020 without any no suspicion of infection with Aspergillus in the acute phase. Ten months after discharge from her COVID-related admission, she developed bilateral aspergillomas diagnosed by image diagnostics, bronchoscopy and blood samples, and she now receives anti-fungal therapy.INTERPRETATION: We would like to raise awareness on aspergilloma in post COVID-19 patients, since it is an expected long-term complication to COVID-19 patients with pulmonary architectural distortion.
U2 - 10.1111/apm.13229
DO - 10.1111/apm.13229
M3 - Article
C2 - 35445461
JO - Acta pathologica et microbiologica Scandinavica
JF - Acta pathologica et microbiologica Scandinavica
SN - 0365-5555
ER -