Flow impeding fungal thrombus in the ascending aorta.
Mycotic endoaortitis is a rarely occurring infectious entity with an extremely high mortality rate. We report an uncommon case of Phialemonium endoaortits with its management. This large fungal thrombus in the ascending aorta caused significant impediment to the blood flow.
Huang
Jiapeng
J
Department of Anesthesia, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. jiapenghuang@yahoo.com
Bouvette
Michael J
MJ
Hagi
Yousef
Y
Subramanian
Sujata
S
Zhou
Jing
J
Austin
Erle H
EH
D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010676:Phialophora / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome