Aspergillosis ball graft as complication of Covid-19 infection: Case report

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a severe presentation of aspergillosis fungal infection, with a high mortality rate. Many Covid-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis cases have been described in the literature giving rise to a major dilemma for physicians: discriminate a simple colonization from an invasive infection. In this paper, we will describe the case of a 40-year-old immunocompetent man with no medical history was admitted to the intensive care unit for Covid-19 infection with lung damage initially estimated at 50%-75%. Two weeks later, patient condition got worse, with a thoracic CT showing a newly developed, well limited lung cavitation indicative of an aspergillosis fungus ball

Cerebral ischaemic stroke and bilateral pheochromocytoma

We report a case of a 10-year-old girl who presented with an acute neurological deficit preceded by a 2 month history of headaches. The patient was treated for acute viral encephalitis because of the presence of inflammation. A computed tomography (CT) scan of her brain scan showed a cerebral ischaemic stroke, and paroxysmal arterial hypertension led us to suspect pheochromocytoma. The diagnosis was confirmed by elevated urinary catecholamine and by imaging (abdominal x-ray and abdominal/pelvic CT scan). Bilateral adrenal gland tumours were successfully removed. This report illustrates an uncommon presentation of pheochromocytoma in children and shows the importance of a careful investigation for pheochromocytoma as a cause of hypertension in children with cerebral ischaemic stroke