Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection might induce a significant and sustained lymphopenia, increasing the risk of developing opportunistic infections. Mucormycosis is a rare but severe invasive fungal infection, mainly described in immunocompromised patients. The first case of a patient diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) who developed a pulmonary mucormycosis with extensive cavitary lesions is here reported. This case highlights how this new coronavirus might impair the immune response, exposing patients to higher risk of developing opportunistic infections and leading to worse outcomes.
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【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Mucormycosis, opportunistic Infections, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, coronavirus, immune response, Infection, Immunocompromised patients, risk, lymphopenia, outcomes, Patient, Fungal infection, opportunistic infection, lesion, acute respiratory syndrome, higher risk, invasive, this new coronavirus, highlight, described, reported, diagnosed, induce, sustained, impair,
【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Mucormycosis, opportunistic Infections, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, coronavirus, immune response, Infection, Immunocompromised patients, risk, lymphopenia, outcomes, Patient, Fungal infection, opportunistic infection, lesion, acute respiratory syndrome, higher risk, invasive, this new coronavirus, highlight, described, reported, diagnosed, induce, sustained, impair,