Mediastinitis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus with ruptured aortic pseudoaneurysm in a heart transplant recipient: case study.
The case of a heart transplant recipient with a ruptured aortic pseudoaneurysm caused by an Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis is reported. Contamination of surgical fields occurring by air seeding during surgery appears to be the most probable source of infection. Subtle infectious signs of the wound and subacute course are remarkable features of this case.
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Infectious Diseases Clinic, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Jacobs
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Antoine
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Depierreux
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Serruys
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Primo
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Thys
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D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology