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ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2023

Mucormycosis in a Patient with Severe COVID-19 Disease-The First Case Report in Romania and a Literature Review.

Beatrice Mahler, Oana Andreea Parliteanu, Octavian Alexe, Corina Rîșcă Popazu, Catalina Elena Ene, Bogdan Timar, Tudor Constantinescu

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Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Beatrice MahlerNational Institute of Pneumology Marius Nasta, 050159 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9240-922X
Oana Andreea ParliteanuNational Institute of Pneumology Marius Nasta, 050159 Bucharest, Romania.
Octavian AlexeDiabetes Department, Dunarea de Jos University, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Corina Rîșcă PopazuDiabetes Department, Dunarea de Jos University, 800008 Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8516-4674
Catalina Elena EneNational Institute of Pneumology Marius Nasta, 050159 Bucharest, Romania.
Bogdan TimarDiabetes Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Tudor ConstantinescuNational Institute of Pneumology Marius Nasta, 050159 Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati · ROInstitutul de Pneumoftiziologie "Marius Nasta" · ROSpitalul Clinic Judeţean de Urgenţă "Pius Brînzeu" Timişoara · RO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCOVID-19 infection is often associated with a vast spectrum of opportunistic bacterial and fungal infections. Herein, we share a summary of the first case of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) in a patient from Romania. CASE PRESENTATION: A 51-year-old male non-smoker, with no known relevant medical history, who denied any previous alcohol use and was vaccinated against COVID-19 (complete scheme with Vaxzevria), was admitted to the hospital for severe COVID-19 infection. The first mucormycosis-related symptoms were reported on the eighth day of admission and were followed by the rapid deterioration of the patient's condition and, consequently, death. The main aggravating factors, which were identified to be associated with the development of mucormycosis and with the poor outcome, were the association of severe COVID-19, new-onset COVID-19-triggered type 2 diabetes, and corticoid treatment for severe COVID-19.

conclusionThe association between severe COVID-19 and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, triggered by COVID-19 infection, increases the risk of severe opportunistic fungal infections and the associated mortality rates.

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COVID-19Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2MucormycosisHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatientsRomaniacorticosteroid therapyCOVID-19diabetes mellitusimmune systemmucormycosis

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PMID36984555
PMCPMC10058997
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