Case ReportInternational Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

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Post COVID-19 acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum: a covert pathogen

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;7(7):1187-1192.DOI10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20212459

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Abstract

Immune dysregulation caused by COVID-19 and the presence of risk factors such as diabetes, steroid therapy and immune-modulatory drugs significantly increase the risk of secondary invasive fungal infections. Scedosporium apiospermum is an emerging pathogen and is rarely reported as a cause of fungal rhinosinusitis. This was a previously unreported case of post COVID-19 acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis caused by S. apiospermum with rare complications of cranial nerve palsies and ruptured mycotic intracranial aneurysm.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Medanta-the Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
  2. Department of Microbiology, Department of Radiology, Medanta-the Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India

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