%0 Journal Article %T Coinfection of disseminated cryptococcosis and BK Virus, a casualty of missed diagnosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A case report and review of the literature %J Current Medical Mycology %I Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences %Z 2423-3439 %A Benelli, Jessica Louise %A Basso, Rossana Patrícia %A Rodrigues, Márcia de Lima %A Poester, Vanice Rodrigues %A Munhoz, Lívia Silveira %A Aquino, Valerio Rodrigues %A Stevens, David A. %A Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski %D 2021 %\ 09/01/2021 %V 7 %N 3 %P 44-49 %! Coinfection of disseminated cryptococcosis and BK Virus, a casualty of missed diagnosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A case report and review of the literature %K BK Virus %K Fungal meningitis %K HIV-AIDS %K opportunistic diseases %K Pandemic %R 10.18502/cmm.7.3.7802 %X Background and Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an overload of health services and healthcare professionals. The result is a setback in health promotion and prevention, delays in diagnosis, and deaths from other diseases that are currently receiving inadequate attention. This article illustrates the risk of this negligence.Case report: This study aimed to report a case of coinfection of disseminated cryptococcosis and BK virus in a patient without a previous diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection and COVID-19 negative in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite receiving antifungal therapy, the patient died.Conclusion: This fatal case is a warning regarding delay of diagnosis and neglect ofother serious illnesses owing to the current pandemic, including fungal diseases and neglected diagnoses.  %U https://cmm.mazums.ac.ir/article_139669_fb273259bfa3b18557de4e4ccfb82663.pdf