Multiple concomitant life-threatening opportunistic infections due to uncontrolled hypercortisolism.

Abstract

Opportunistic infections associated with severe cortisol excess carry a high mortality rate and are most prevalent with ectopic ACTH syndrome. There are limited reports of these cases described in the literature. In this case report, we describe multiple severe life-threatening opportunistic infections due to endogenous hypercortisolism. Our patient, against numerous expectations, survived multiple opportunistic infections including disseminated invasive aspergillosis, Cytomegalovirus endophthalmitis and Pneumocystis Jirovecii pneumonia, reinforcing the need for multidisciplinary care for patients presenting with complicated hypercortisolism.

• Authors: Sarah Al Qassimi, Ahmad Nusair, Mohamad Mooty, Adnan Ajmal, Saaid Abdel-Ghani
• Journal: IDCases (IDCases) Vol. 27 Pg. e01420 ( 2022) ISSN: 2214-2509 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 35145861 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s).