COVID-19 Associated Pulmonary Fungal Ball and Arterial Thrombosis: A Rare Two Case Report
*Corresponding Author:Received Date: Aug 03, 2022 / Published Date: Jan 10, 2023
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Abstract
COVID-19 is regarded as one of the worst pandemics, which has consumed human lives. COVID-19 infection mainly affects the lungs triggering severe hypoxemic respiratory failure, also providing a nidus for superimposed bacterial and fungal infections. We report the case of a 71 years old male who presented with progressive dyspnea, fever, myalgia, haemoptisis, diagnosed with COVİD-19 related complicated with lung cavitations Aspergillus sp. COVID-19, to our knowledge, has rarely been associated with pulmonary aspergillomas ball with asendan aorta thrombosis.