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- Title
Aspergillus endocarditis in a paediatric patient after a cardiac surgery, associated with septic pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension.
- Authors
Miranda, Joana O.; de Sousa, António Rodrigues; Monterroso, José
- Abstract
We report a rare case of pulmonary prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Aspergillus fumigatus, associated with septic pulmonary embolism and secondary pulmonary hypertension, in a 4-year-old boy with surgically corrected tetralogy of Fallot. The diagnosis and treatment of Aspergillus endocarditis remains highly challenging. The best therapeutic option for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension due to an infectious thromboembolic event is highly debatable and the results are poor.
- Subjects
ENDOCARDITIS; ASPERGILLUS fumigatus; PULMONARY embolism; CARDIAC surgery; PULMONARY hypertension; JUVENILE diseases
- Publication
Cardiology in the Young, 2015, Vol 25, Issue 3, p563
- ISSN
1047-9511
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1017/S1047951114000432