Right ventricular inflow obstruction from massive fungal vegetation presenting as neonatal circulatory collapse.
Occurrence of neonatal circulatory collapse imposes effective differential diagnosis and expeditious therapeutic intervention. We report a case of neonatal cardiogenic shock, caused by a massive intra-cardiac fungal vegetation.
Vricella
Luca A
LA
Cardiothoracic Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
Khambadkone
Sachin
S
Yates
Robert
R
Tsang
Victor T
VT
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine