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Proven Aspergillus flavus pulmonary aspergillosis in a COVID-19 patient: A case report and review of the literature.

Mohammad Reza SalehiNasim KhajaviradArash SeifiFaeze SalahshourBehnaz JahanbinHossein KazemizadehSayed Jamal HashemiSeyed Ali Dehghan ManshadiMohammad KordPaul E VerweijSadegh Khodavaisy
Published in: Mycoses (2021)
Severe COVID-19 patients complicated with aspergillosis are increasingly reported. We present a histopathological proven case of fatal COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), due to Aspergillus flavus. This report and existing published literature indicate diagnostic challenges and poor outcomes of CAPA in ICU patients.
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