Endocarditis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in a patient 9 months after COVID-19 infection recovery: a case report and review of the literature
Zeynab Yassin,
Shokoufeh Hajsadeghi,
Mohsen Taghavi Shavazi
et al.
Abstract:Background
Aspergillus spp. are among the fungal pathogens that can cause life-threatening infections in patients with a history of COVID-19.
Case presentation
We present the case of a 58-year-old Iranian woman with post-COVID-19 Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis complicated by numerous thromboembolisms. She underwent mitral valve replacement surgery and multiple lower extremity embolectomies and was treated with voriconazole, which led to her fin… Show more
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