Post-COVID-19 cavitary lung lesion due to Aspergillus flavus and Enterobacter cloacae in a patient suffering from COVID-19 pneumonia - a case report

Kamlesh Rajpal; Shailesh Kumar; Kumar Saurabh; Namrata Kumari; Rakesh Kumar; Randhir Kumar; Sweta Muni

doi:10.1099/acmi.0.000457

Post-COVID-19 cavitary lung lesion due to Aspergillus flavus and Enterobacter cloacae in a patient suffering from COVID-19 pneumonia - a case report

Access Microbiol. 2023 Jun 22;5(6):acmi000457. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000457. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Kamlesh Rajpal¹, Shailesh Kumar¹, Kumar Saurabh¹, Namrata Kumari¹, Rakesh Kumar¹, Randhir Kumar¹, Sweta Muni¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has manifested as a multifaceted paradigm but has primarily affected the respiratory system. Though a rare sequela after-COVID-19, we present a case of cavitary lung lesion in an adult patient, which manifested with common symptoms such as fever, cough and dyspnoea during the post-COVID-19 recovery period. Aspergillus flavus and Enterobacter cloacae were found to be the main causative organisms. Fungal and bacterial coinfection may be thought of in similar situations and appropriate treatment may be given to prevent further morbidity and mortality.

Keywords: COVID-19; coinfection; pulmonary cavitation.

Publication types

Case Reports