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Aspergillus mediastinitis following orthotopic heart transplantation: case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Levin T.,
Suh B.,
Beltramo D.,
Samuel R.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2004.00064.x
Subject(s) - mediastinitis , medicine , voriconazole , heart transplantation , aspergillus fumigatus , transplantation , aspergillus , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , antifungal , immunology , biology
Bacterial mediastinitis after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is well described in the literature. However, little information has been published on fungal mediastinitis in this population. We describe a man with Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis diagnosed 10 weeks after OHT. The patient was treated with voriconazole. The literature on Aspergillus mediastinitis is also reviewed.