Article ; Online: COVID-19 in patients with paracoccidioidomycosis.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases
2023 Volume 17, Issue 5, Page(s) e0011322
Abstract: Introduction: In 2020, we reported the first patient with concomitant COVID-19 and paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM). Since then, no other cases have been recorded in the literature. We aim to update information on the occurrence of COVID-19 in patients with ...
Abstract | Introduction: In 2020, we reported the first patient with concomitant COVID-19 and paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM). Since then, no other cases have been recorded in the literature. We aim to update information on the occurrence of COVID-19 in patients with PCM followed at a reference center for infectious diseases at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Methods: We reviewed the medical records from patients diagnosed with PCM who presented with clinical symptoms, radiological findings, and/or laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 at any time during their acute or follow-up care. The clinical profiles of these patients were described. Results: Between March 2020 and September 2022, we identified six individuals with COVID-19 among the 117 patients with PCM evaluated. The median age was 38 years and the male to female ratio 2:1. Most patients (n = 5) presented for evaluation due to acute PCM. The severity of COVID-19 ranged from mild to severe in acute PCM and only the single patient with chronic PCM died. Conclusions: There is a range of disease severity in COVID-19 and PCM co-infection and concomitant disease may represent a severe association, especially in the chronic type of the mycosis with pulmonary involvement. As COVID-19 and chronic PCM share similar clinical aspects and PCM is neglected, it is probable that COVID-19 has been hampering simultaneous PCM diagnosis, which can explain the absence of new co-infection reports. With the continued persistence of COVID-19 globally, these findings further suggest that more attention by providers is necessary to identify co-infections with Paracoccidioides. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Paracoccidioidomycosis/complications ; Paracoccidioidomycosis/diagnosis ; Paracoccidioidomycosis/epidemiology ; Coinfection/complications ; Brazil/epidemiology ; COVID-19/complications ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; Paracoccidioides |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-05-08 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Review ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2429704-5 |
ISSN | 1935-2735 ; 1935-2735 |
ISSN (online) | 1935-2735 |
ISSN | 1935-2735 |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011322 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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