Mycoplasma hominis periaortic abscess following heart-lung transplantation

Abstract

We report the first case of Mycoplasma hominis periaortic abscess after heart-lung transplantation. The absence of sternal wound infection delayed the diagnosis, but the patient successfully recovered with debridement surgeries and long-term antibiotic therapy. Owing to the difficulty in detection and the intrinsic resistance to beta-lactams, M. hominis infections are prone to being misdiagnosed and undertreated. M. hominis should be suspected in cases where conventional microbiological identification and treatment approaches fail.

Keywords: Mycoplasma hominis; extragenital infection; mediastinitis; periaortic abscess; transplantation.