Coinfection of disseminated cryptococcosis and BK Virus, a casualty of missed diagnosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an overload of health services and healthcare professionals. The result is a setback in health promotion and prevention, delays in diagnosis, and deaths from other diseases that are currently receiving inadequate attention. This article illus...

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Autores principales: Louise Benelli, Jéssica, Basso, Rossana Patrícia, Rodrigues, Márcia de Lima, Poester, Vanice Rodrigues, Munhoz, Lívia Silveira, Aquino, Valerio Rodrigues, Stevens, David A., Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iranian Society of Medical Mycology 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9006733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35528625
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/cmm.7.2.7802
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an overload of health services and healthcare professionals. The result is a setback in health promotion and prevention, delays in diagnosis, and deaths from other diseases that are currently receiving inadequate attention. This article illustrates the risk of this negligence. CASE REPORT: This study aimed to report a case of coinfection of disseminated cryptococcosis and BK virus in a patient without a previous diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection and COVID-19 negative in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite receiving antifungal therapy, the patient died. CONCLUSION: This fatal case is a warning regarding delay of diagnosis and neglect of other serious illnesses owing to the current pandemic, including fungal diseases and neglected diagnoses.

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