P168 Metastatic mo ld infections after COVID-19: the mo ld time -bomb

POSTER SESSION 2, SEPTEMBER 22, 2022, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: OBJECTIVE: COVID-19-positive patients are at risk of invasive mold infection. The portal of entry is presumably the lungs, but infection may disseminate to involve other organs as described in this case series. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients who presented with de novo mold infection (6 proven and 1 probable) involving kidney, spine, eye, knee joint, subcutaneous tissue within 10-180 days of COVID-19 infection were included in this series (Table 1). CONCLUSION: These cases suggest that metastatic infection by molds involving various organs could result from a presumed primary source in the lungs. However, the precise connection between pulmonary and metastatic infection is difficult to establish. COVID-19 patients should be carefully followed for such metastatic mold infections which need proper diagnosis and management.