in immunocompromised populations. However, patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to viral infection are prone to secondary complications like invasive aspergillosis despite lack of underlying well‐defined immunocompromising disease. 2 ,  3 ,  4  Possible explanations for this could be an immune‐paralysis caused by viral infection‐induced ARDS and hypoxia compromising the innate host defence. 5  In light of influenza‐pulmonary associated aspergillosis, we retrospectively analysed our patients wi