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 - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - Aspergillomas are found in pre-existing 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. We present a case of a 67-year-old woman, who suffered from severe COVID-19 in the summer of 2020 with 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 antifungal therapy. 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 - Aspergillomas are found in pre-existing 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. We present a case of a 67-year-old woman, who suffered from severe COVID-19 in the summer of 2020 with 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 antifungal therapy. 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.
KW - Aged
KW - Bronchoscopy
KW - COVID-19/complications
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Lung/diagnostic imaging
KW - Pneumonia
KW - Pulmonary Aspergillosis/complications
KW - COVID-19
KW - fungus ball
KW - pulmonary architecture distortion
KW - Aspergilloma
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U2 - 10.1111/apm.13229
DO - 10.1111/apm.13229
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35445461
SN - 0903-4641
VL - 130
SP - 397
EP - 403
JO - APMIS - Journal of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
JF - APMIS - Journal of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
IS - 7
ER -