title: [Mycotic aneurysm caused by Aspergillus of the aortic suture line after heart transplantation].
abstract: The first case of mycotic aneurysm of aorta by Aspergillus in a patient with heart transplantation is described, in which the infection was produced by direct surgical contamination of the aortic suture. The period of latency was of eight months. The unusualness of the case and its diagnostic difficulties, are is commented.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología. Hospital 12 de Octubre. Madrid. medø22585@nacom.es
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Escribano Subías
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: López Ríos
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Delgado Jiménez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sotelo Rodríguez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aguado
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Hernández
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013537:Sutures