Early diagnosis with sequencing and successful treatment of Bipolaris prosthetic valve endocarditis

Emily A Shephard; Julia Sapozhnikov; Ziv Beckerman; Donald K Murphey

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.02.001

Early diagnosis with sequencing and successful treatment of Bipolaris prosthetic valve endocarditis

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2022 Feb 13:36:13-15. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.02.001. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Authors

Emily A Shephard¹, Julia Sapozhnikov², Ziv Beckerman², Donald K Murphey^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Dell Seton Medical Center, 1500 Red River St, Austin, 7870, United States.
² Dell Children's Medical Center, 4900 Mueller Blvd, Austin, 78723, United States.
³ Dell Medical School, 1501 Red River St, Austin, 78712, United States.

Abstract

We present a case of a 48-year-old man with congenital bicuspid aortic valve, history of Ross procedure, prosthetic pulmonary valve and homograft with rapid molecular diagnosis and prompt surgical and medical treatment for Bipolaris fungal endocarditis with excellent outcome with early valve replacement, debridement, combination antifungal therapy, ongoing suppressive therapy after treatment.

Keywords: Bipolaris; Dematiaceous mold; Endocarditis; Fungal endocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports