COVID-19-Related Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.213-217, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.6002/ect.2021.0317
- Dergi Adı: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.213-217
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Coronavirus 2019, Immunosuppression, Kidney transplant, Opportunistic infection, Proptosis
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Coronavirus disease 2019 increases transplant recipients’ susceptibility to rare opportunistic infections as a consequence of the impairment that COVID-19 can cause in the immune system. Mucormycosis is a rare complication but has a high risk of fatal outcome. A 50-year-old woman who received a kidney transplant 10 years previously was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. During follow-up by the inpatient service, the patient developed pain, edema, and proptosis in the right eye. She was diagnosed with rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis. This is the first reported case of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in a renal transplant recipient with COVID-19 infection.