https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1664
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a COVID-19 recovered patient: unravelling an infective sequalae of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
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A 55-year-female, house wife, non-smoker, morbidly obese (BMI>35) with no other co-morbidities or pre-existing lung disease presented to the emergency room with complaints of highgrade fever, cough with minimal sputum, progressive breathlessness, streaky haemoptysis, and anorexia for the past 5 days. She was admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) for severe COVID-19 pneumonia three months back and had successfully recovered after 24 days of hospitalization....
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Shadrach, Benhur Joel, Rishabh Goel, Kunal Deokar, and Anukool Jain. 2021. “Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a COVID-19 Recovered Patient: Unravelling an Infective Sequalae of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 91 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1664.
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