Candida Pneumonia with Lung Abscess as a Complication of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia

• DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s342054
• Publication Date: 2021-12-22T12:01:36Z
• Authors: Adel Abdelhadi; Abeer Kassem
• Keywords: Lung abscess; Lung infection; Mucositis

A South Asian male patient in his mid-forties presented with symptoms of severe 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) and recent brain infarction. Subsequently, he was found to have evidence sepsis, underlying undetected diabetes mellitus (DM) oral candida mucositis, possibly leading the rare occurrence direct spread lung, manifesting as a necrotizing lung abscess. We describe diagnosis, clinical course, management unique complication this case that occurred during admission, hospitalization, eventual successful discharge from hospital. This highlights importance early identification treatment suspected COVID-19 infection based on radiological assessments before confirmation by real-time polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR) test result, especially patients hyperglycemia. It also indicates complications can occur due such arteriovenous manifestations pulmonary Early detection prompt interdisciplinary teams emergency room, followed close monitoring intensive care unit (ICU), lead outcomes severe/critical infection.