Disseminated cryptococcosis in a geriatric man following high‐dose systemic steroid therapy for severe COVID‐19 pneumonia

An 88‐year‐old man was treated with high‐dose systemic steroid therapy for COVID‐19 and idiopathic interstitial pneumonia months before admission to the hospital because of swelling and redness in his left arm. Cryptococcus neoformans was detected in his blood sample on day eight of admission, and d...

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Autores principales: Nawa, Hinako, Akine, Dai, Tamura, Tomohiro, Saito, Koyumi, Kaburagi, Takayuki, Sasahara, Teppei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10646294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38025929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.652
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Sumario:An 88‐year‐old man was treated with high‐dose systemic steroid therapy for COVID‐19 and idiopathic interstitial pneumonia months before admission to the hospital because of swelling and redness in his left arm. Cryptococcus neoformans was detected in his blood sample on day eight of admission, and despite antifungal therapy, he died on day 43. Clinicians should be vigilant about the risk of prolonged immunosuppression as a side effect of high‐dose systemic steroid usage for COVID‐19.[Image: see text]

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