COVID-19-associated facial cutaneous mucormycosis superinfection: A potentially life-threatening disease

Zahra Zareshahrabadi; Amir Emami; Keyvan Pakshir; Amir Roudgari; Behzad Ghaffari; Tahere Rezaei; Golsa Shekarkhar; Kamiar Zomorodian

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6103

COVID-19-associated facial cutaneous mucormycosis superinfection: A potentially life-threatening disease

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jul 22;10(7):e6103. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6103. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Authors

Zahra Zareshahrabadi¹, Amir Emami², Keyvan Pakshir^{1

3}, Amir Roudgari⁴, Behzad Ghaffari⁴, Tahere Rezaei⁵, Golsa Shekarkhar⁶, Kamiar Zomorodian^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Basic Sciences in Infectious Diseases Research Center Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.
² Microbiology Department, Burn & Wound Healing Research Center Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.
³ Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.
⁴ Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.
⁵ Vice Chancellor for Treatment Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.
⁶ Department of Pathology, School of Medicine Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.

Abstract

A 49-year-old male was involved in an accident and an abdominal computer tomographic examination revealed papillary renal cell carcinoma of the right kidney. During hospitalization, the patient was infected with COVID-19. In the following COVID-19 treatment, a black dot developed on the right side of the head and face. Antifungal therapy and surgical debridement were initiated and gradual improvement was observed.

Keywords: coronavirus infections; facial skin; fatal infection; mucormycosis.

Publication types

Case Reports