title: Flow impeding fungal thrombus in the ascending aorta.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. jiapenghuang@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Jiapeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bouvette
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hagi
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Erle H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: 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