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Cureus
. 2023 Jan 19;15(1):e33973.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.33973. eCollection 2023 Jan.
A Rare Case of Persistent COVID-19 Infection With Aspergillosis in a 12-Year-Old Child
Rasagnya M Reddy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amar Taksande[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mahaveer S Lakra[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mayur B Wanjari[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
At the end of 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in Wuhan. In March 2020, COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Saudi Arabia registered the first case of COVID-19 on March 2, 2020. COVID-19 can affect any organ in the body. It affects the respiratory system predominantly. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is used to diagnose COVID-19, and the preferred swab is the nasopharyngeal swab. The shedding of the virus continues for about 20 days after the onset of the symptoms. There may be prolonged shedding in a few cases without any symptoms. Viral cultures are used for the confirmation of the shedding. Although the preferred mode of diagnosis is RT-PCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay helps in the diagnosis of antibodies. Here, we report a rare case of prolonged viral shedding for more than 14 weeks. The patient had a prolonged COVID-19 infection, which caused immunosuppression, following which the patient presented with an infection.
Keywords: aspergillosis; covid-19 in children; genomic integration; prolonged viral shedding; sars-cov-2.
. 2023 Jan 19;15(1):e33973.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.33973. eCollection 2023 Jan.
A Rare Case of Persistent COVID-19 Infection With Aspergillosis in a 12-Year-Old Child
Rasagnya M Reddy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amar Taksande[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mahaveer S Lakra[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mayur B Wanjari[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36820111
- PMCID: PMC9938724
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.33973
Abstract
At the end of 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in Wuhan. In March 2020, COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Saudi Arabia registered the first case of COVID-19 on March 2, 2020. COVID-19 can affect any organ in the body. It affects the respiratory system predominantly. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is used to diagnose COVID-19, and the preferred swab is the nasopharyngeal swab. The shedding of the virus continues for about 20 days after the onset of the symptoms. There may be prolonged shedding in a few cases without any symptoms. Viral cultures are used for the confirmation of the shedding. Although the preferred mode of diagnosis is RT-PCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay helps in the diagnosis of antibodies. Here, we report a rare case of prolonged viral shedding for more than 14 weeks. The patient had a prolonged COVID-19 infection, which caused immunosuppression, following which the patient presented with an infection.
Keywords: aspergillosis; covid-19 in children; genomic integration; prolonged viral shedding; sars-cov-2.