[Fusarium pleural effusion after a ventricular assist device].
We report the case of a 36-year-old man with a pleural effusion that complicates the postoperative period after the implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD). The epidemiological, etiologic and therapeutic features of Fusarium infections were reviewed. Complete recovery of the infection was obtained after a treatment by liposomal amphotericine B (AmBisome) and 5 fluorocytosine.
Villacorta
J
J
Département d'anesthésie-réanimation Adultes, CHU Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, Paris, France. jvillacortatorres@mail.ap-hm.fr
Blancard
A
A
Kerbaul
F
F
Guidon
C
C
Gouin
F
F
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005670:Fusarium; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
D000935:Antifungal Agents; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B