Scedosporium Boydii disseminated infection complicating severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompetent patient: a case report
Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) by molds are an emerging condition in patients with COVID-19. Cases of aspergillosis, candidiasis and mucormycosis were increasingly reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first report of a fatal disseminated infection due to Scedosporium boydii preceded by a severe SARS CoV-2 infection.
Authors
- Alicia I. Hidrón Botero
- Adriana M. Trejos Tenorio
- Daniel Montoya Roldán
Institutions
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (CO)
- Universidad de Antioquia (CO)
- Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe (CO)
- Hospital Quirón Torrevieja (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11711-x
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00