Mucormycosis associated with COVID‐19 in two kidney transplant patients. Issue 4 (13th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arana, Carolt; Cuevas Ramírez, Rafael E.; Xipell, Marc; Casals, Joaquim; Moreno, Asunción; Herrera, Sabina; Bodro, Marta; Cofan, Frederic; Diekmann, Fritz; Esforzado, Núria
• Is Part Of: Transplant infectious disease. Volume 23:Issue 4(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-06-13
• Subjects: COVID‐19 -- kidney transplant -- mucormycosis -- transplantation; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Complications -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 617.01
• DOI: 10.1111/tid.13652
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1398-2273

Abstract

Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) predisposes patients to bacterial and fungal superinfections due to the impairment of the immunological system. Among the associated opportunistic fungal infections, mucormycosis is one of the least frequent but with the highest mortality. We describe two cases of mucormycosis in two kidney transplant recipients, while they were hospitalized for SARS‐CoV‐2 pneumonia, with rhinosinusal and musculoskeletal involvement, respectively.