Bronchial wall necrosis secondary to mucormycosis following SARS-Cov2 infection : A case report

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Coronavirus 2019 infection (COVID-19) has a broad spectrum of clinical complications, some unrecognized. Herein, a case of a diabetic patient with multiple episodes of hemoptysis 2 months following her recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection is reported. The initial computed tomography (CT scan) revealed the left lower lobe collapsed secondary to bronchial narrowing and obliteration. Bronchoscopy was performed, indicating necrotic endobronchial tissue, which was confirmed histopathologically as invasive mucormycosis. Bronchial necrosis due to mucormycosis is an unusual presentation of COVID-19-associated pulmonary mucormycosis. The accurate diagnosis could be challenging as it can resemble other pathologies such as malignancies. Therefore, it is crucial to identify this fatal complication in patients with prolonged COVID-19 and lung collapse.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Radiology case reports - 17(2022), 9 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 2956-2959

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arjmand, Ghazal [VerfasserIn]
Askari, Elham [VerfasserIn]
Kazemi, Arya [VerfasserIn]
Zarei, Ehsan [VerfasserIn]
Haseli, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Sadraei, Nazanin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bronchial necrosis
COVID-19
Case Reports
Chest CT
Diabetes
Lung collapse
Mucormycosis

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Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.radcr.2022.05.049

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NLM342688219