Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis of the mitral valve in a heart transplant recipient: a case report

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Dec;62(4):453-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.08.007. Epub 2008 Nov 6.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis
  • Aspergillosis / drug therapy
  • Aspergillosis / pathology*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / isolation & purification*
  • Endocarditis / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis / microbiology*
  • Endocarditis / pathology
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / drug therapy
  • Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents