AUTHOR=Moreno-Gómez Luis Miguel , Esteban-Sinovas Olga , García-Pérez Daniel , García-Posadas Guillermo , Delgado-Fernández Juan , Paredes Igor 

TITLE=Case Report: SARS-CoV-2 Infection—Are We Redeemed? A Report of Candida Spondylodiscitis as a Late Complication

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.751101

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2021.751101

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Background:</bold> We describe a case of candida spondylodiscitis secondary to coronavirus disease (COVID-19).</p><p><bold>Case report:</bold> A 47-year-old man diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) required prolonged admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Four months later, he was diagnosed with thoracic candida spondylodiscitis. Medical management was insufficient, so he eventually underwent surgery.</p><p><bold>Discussions:</bold> Fungal infections seem to be more likely in patients with COVID-19, but it is unknown whether they are directly attributed to COVID-19 or other surrounding factors. Regardless of the answer, the diagnosis is complicated, and the mortality rate is high.</p><p><bold>Lessons:</bold> COVID-19 is posing a challenge to the society, and new and unexpected diseases that had once disappeared have risen again. It is our duty to suspect them and to treat them in the most effective way possible.</p>