Aspergilloma complicating previous COVID-19 pneumonitis – a case report

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  • Gry Banke
  • Peter Kjeldgaard
  • Shaker, Saher Burhan
  • Pradeesh Sivapalan
  • Jacob Søholm
  • Dennis Back Holmgaard
  • Karen Marie Thyssen Astvad
  • Jette Bangsborg
  • Michael Brun Andersen
  • Barbara Bonnesen

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.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAPMIS
Volume130
Issue number7
Pages (from-to)397-403
Number of pages7
ISSN0903-4641
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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    Research areas

  • Aspergilloma, COVID-19, fungus ball, pulmonary architecture distortion

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