Successful Treatment of an Aortotomy Site Aspergillus Infection

Ravil Sharifulin; Alexander Bogachev-Prokophiev; Yuliya Varnek; Nikolay Klimko; Oksana Malakhova; Alexander Volkov; Ivan Murashev; Alexey Pivkin; Alexander Karaskov

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.02.036

Successful Treatment of an Aortotomy Site Aspergillus Infection

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct;108(4):e253-e255. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.02.036. Epub 2019 Mar 23.

Authors

Ravil Sharifulin¹, Alexander Bogachev-Prokophiev², Yuliya Varnek², Nikolay Klimko³, Oksana Malakhova⁴, Alexander Volkov⁵, Ivan Murashev⁵, Alexey Pivkin², Alexander Karaskov²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Heart Valve Surgery, E. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation. Electronic address: ravil-sharifulin@rambler.ru.
² Department of Heart Valve Surgery, E. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.
³ Department of Clinical Mycology, Allergy and Immunology, North Western State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
⁴ Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics, E. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.
⁵ Department of Pathology, E. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.

PMID: 30910659
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.02.036

Abstract

Aspergillus aortitis is a rare, often fatal infection. Here, we report successful treatment of an aortotomy site that became infected by Aspergillus spp. after valve replacement. Surgical debridement, combined with antifungal therapy, allowed a favorable outcome.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortitis / diagnosis
Aortitis / microbiology*
Aortitis / therapy
Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
Aspergillosis / etiology
Aspergillosis / therapy*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / therapy*