Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis of the mitral valve in a heart transplant recipient: a case report.
Aspergillus endocarditis is a rare event after heart transplantation. We report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis after orthotopic heart transplantation. The patient was treated with a combination of voriconazole and caspofungin without valve replacement and survived for 168 days after the diagnosis. Previously reported cases are reviewed.
Morio
Florent
F
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU de Nantes, 44093 Nantes Cedex 1, France. florent.morio@chu-nantes.fr
Treilhaud
Michèle
M
Lepelletier
Didier
D
Le Pape
Patrice
P
Rigal
Jean-Claude
JC
Delile
Laurent
L
Robert
Jean-Philippe
JP
Al Habash
Ousama
O
Miegeville
Michel
M
Gay-Andrieu
Françoise
F
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged
D000935:Antifungal Agents