Abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare, potentially life-threatening disease that is growing during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study reports a case of an 11-year-old patient with fatal Covid-19-related pulmonary mucormicosis and diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis. The diagnosis was set post mortem. It was based on histochemical detection of the causative agent. Massive hemoptysis due to erosion of a large pulmonary vessel caused mechanical asphyxia and lethal outcome. Pulmonary mucormycosis may be highly suspected in patients with long-term Covid-19, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, and corticosteroid therapy. Early diagnosis and treatment with Amphotericin B are potentially curative options for this invasive fungal infection and can led to better outcome.
【저자키워드】 Diabetes Mellitus, COVID-19 infection, Pulmonary mucormycosis, Pediatric patient, 【초록키워드】 Treatment, pandemic, Diagnosis, outcome, Patient, disease, Fungal infection, amphotericin B, corticosteroid therapy, massive, hemoptysis, vessel, invasive, caused, curative, potentially life-threatening, 【제목키워드】 pediatric, Mucormycosis, Patient, invasive, diagnosed, diabete,