Narayan Radhika, Mishra Minakshi, Gupta Minakshi, Kamath Sangita, Chitrotpala Riti
Pathology, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, IND.
Microbiology, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, IND.
Cureus. 2022 Feb 7;14(2):e21990. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21990. eCollection 2022 Feb.
The temporal association of mucormycosis with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been termed COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM). Because of its poor prognosis, early diagnosis and treatment are crucial. Although tissue samples for culture and histological evaluation are the cornerstones of diagnosis, the role of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and cytologic findings are also significant. Here, we report a case of mucormycosis in a COVID-19-positive 34-year-old male diagnosed by FNAC and confirmed by fungal culture. To our knowledge, this is possibly the first and only case report of CAM diagnosed by FNAC.
毛霉菌病与2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的时间关联被称为COVID-19相关毛霉菌病（CAM）。由于其预后较差，早期诊断和治疗至关重要。尽管用于培养和组织学评估的组织样本是诊断的基石，但细针穿刺抽吸细胞学检查（FNAC）的作用以及细胞学检查结果也很重要。在此，我们报告一例经FNAC诊断并经真菌培养确诊的COVID-19阳性34岁男性毛霉菌病病例。据我们所知，这可能是首例且唯一一例通过FNAC诊断的CAM病例报告。
