Cryptococcus laurentii: A rare and serious fungal infection, and a rising cause of concern in post-COVID-19 era

Abstract

Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that infect humans and animals. Rarely, coronaviruses that infect animals can evolve and infect humans and spread between them. Current evidence for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) suggests that the causative virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the respiratory illness responsible for COVID-19 pandemic, has a zoonotic origin, closely related to the bat-origin SARS-like coronavirus. The present case report describes the case of a 63-year-old male patient who presented with post-COVID-19 symptoms including fever, and was later diagnosed positive for Cryptococcus laurentii on a urine culture sensitivity test. The following core competencies are addressed in this article: Practice-based learning and improvement, Patient care and procedural skills, Medical knowledge.