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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges of Emergent COVID-Associated-Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Manuela Arbune, Anca-Adriana Arbune, Alexandru Nechifor, Iulia Chiscop, Violeta Sapira

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Invasive splenic mucormycosis due toFrontiers in oncology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Manuela ArbuneClinical Medical Department, "Dunarea de Jos" University from Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4762-0755
Anca-Adriana ArbuneNeurology Clinic, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9500-4498
Alexandru NechiforClinical Medical Department, "Dunarea de Jos" University from Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Iulia ChiscopClinical Surgical Department, "Dunarea de Jos" University from Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Violeta SapiraClinical Medical Department, "Dunarea de Jos" University from Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati · ROInstitutul Clinic Fundeni · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection, with high mortality, commonly associated with diabetes, malignancies, immunosuppressive therapy, and other immunodeficiency conditions. The emergence of mucormycosis cases has been advanced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical presentation is variable, from asymptomatic to persistent fever or localized infections. We present a case of a Romanian old man, without diabetes or other immunodepression, with COVID-19 who developed severe rhino-orbital mucormycosis and bacterial superinfections, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The late diagnostic and antifungal treatment was related to extensive lesions, bone and tissue loss, and required complex reconstruction procedures. We review the relationships between mucormycosis, COVID-19, and bacterial associated infections. The suspicion index of mucormycosis should be increased in medical practice. The diagnostic and treatment of COVID-19-Associated-Mucormycosis is currently challenging, calling for multidisciplinary collaboration.

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COVID-19healthcare associated infectionmucormycosisrhino-orbital mucormycosissuperinfection

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PMID36671232
PMCPMC9854657
OpenAlexW4313260802

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