Mucormicosis invasora en pacientes con COVID-19: reporte de 2 casos

Dana Camhi; María Ignacia López; Alan Wiener; Karin Heinriksen; Ignacio Pérez; Fernando Verdugo; Reinaldo Rosas; Pamela Farías

doi:10.4067/S0034-98872023000100125

Mucormicosis invasora en pacientes con COVID-19: reporte de 2 casos

Translated title of the contribution: Invasive mucormycosis during COVID-19 infection. Report of two cases

Dana Camhi
, María Ignacia López
, Alan Wiener
, Karin Heinriksen
, Ignacio Pérez
, Fernando Verdugo
, Reinaldo Rosas
, Pamela Farías

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COVID-19 disease is associated with a significant number of opportunistic infections, including invasive fungal infections such as mucormycosis. The prevalence of the latter is rare, estimated to be between 0.005 and 1.7 per million inhabitants. Risk factors include hematological diseases, Diabetes Mellitus with poor metabolic control, solid organ transplantation, neutropenia, and prolonged administration of systemic corticosteroids. We report two males aged 60 and 75 years with pulmonary and tracheobronchial invasive mucormycosis, respectively. Both patients had a deficient metabolic control of their diabetes as a predisposing risk factor added to severe COVID-19 infection. High suspicion and early diagnosis are essential for prompt treatment, especially considering the associated high morbidity and mortality of this fungal infection.

Translated title of the contribution	Invasive mucormycosis during COVID-19 infection. Report of two cases
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	125-128
Number of pages	4
Journal	Revista Medica de Chile
Volume	151
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872023000100125
State	Published - 2023

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