descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2005 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, volume 80, pages 723-724 (issn: 0003-4975,

Authors: Ahmed IM; Gupta A; Gould K; Clark SC;

doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.019

pmid: 16039243

A Fatal Fungus

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Abstract

We report the case of a 66-year-old man who presented with a prodromal type illness and pre-sternal swelling after having coronary artery bypass grafts 4 years earlier. Computed tomography showed that the mass had a retrosternal extension, to join a collection anterior to the right ventricle. Candida famata was isolated from operative specimens and he was treated with aggressive antifungal therapy. We believe that this is the first reported case of mediastinal Candida famata.

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Newcastle University
United Kingdom
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
Freeman Hospital
United Kingdom

Keywords

Male, Antifungal Agents, Candidiasis, Abscess, Mediastinitis, Fatal Outcome, Drainage, Humans, Coronary Artery Bypass, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Fluconazole, Aged

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