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- Title
Aspergillus Fumigatus Infection of an Automatic Internal Cardiac Defibrillator.
- Authors
Dunn, Christopher J.; Ruder, Michael; Deresinski, Stanley C.
- Abstract
We report a patient without immune compromise with infection of an automatic internal cardiac defibrillator patch due to Aspergillus fumigatus presenting 8 years after implantation. The mechanism of infection was unknown, but symptoms began 1 month after laser uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was performed for sleep apnea. The patches were surgically removed and the patient was treated sequentially with amphotericin B and itraconazole. He remains without evidence of infection 12 months after the completion of therapy.
- Subjects
DEFIBRILLATORS; IMPLANTED cardiovascular instruments; ELECTRONICS in cardiology; ASPERGILLUS fumigatus; SLEEP apnea syndromes
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 1996, Vol 19, Issue 12, p2156
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03294.x