Micosis pulmonar por Papiliotrema laurentii posterior a infección por COVID-19: reporte de caso
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Papiliotrema laurentii (formerly known as Cryptococcus laurentii) is an environmental saprophytic yeast that rarely causes disease in humans, mainly in immunosuppressed patients. We present a case of nosocomial pulmonary mycosis due to Papiliotrema laurentii in a 51-year-old male patient with a COVID-19 infection and a history of untreated type 2 diabetes mellitus. During his hospital stay, he received intravenous fluconazole for two weeks, with a favorable outcome. He was discharged with oral fluconazole for three months and follow-up in an outpatient clinic. One month after hospital discharge, he presented with cardiorespiratory arrest that did not respond to resuscitation maneuvers. The case highlights the importance of considering saprophytic species among the differential diagnoses of opportunistic mycoses.
Institutions: University of Piura, Hospital Santa Rosa
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415028003
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