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COVID-19 IN PATIENTS WITH PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS
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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Clinical Research on Infectious Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Clinical Research on Infectious Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Clinical Research on Infectious Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Bronx, New York, USA.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Mycology Laboratory. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Clinical Research on Infectious Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Clinical Research on Infectious Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Clinical Research on Infectious Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Bronx, New York, USA.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Mycology Laboratory. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Clinical Research on Infectious Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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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