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Endocarditis due to Aspergillus flavus

Authors: Z. U. Khan; I. Vislocky; H. Shuhaiber; S.C. Sanyal; Abdulatif Salama; Eiman Mokaddas; Jehoram T. Anim;

Endocarditis due to Aspergillus flavus

Abstract

Summary. Fungal endocarditis has emerged as an important complication of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. Our patient had no past history of cardiac surgery, intravenous drug abuse or immunosuppressive therapy. He had received broad‐spectrum antibiotics for varying periods, which might have predisposed him to this infection. The diagnosis was based on the demonstration of hyaline, septate branched fungal elements in the infected valvular tissue and isolation of Aspergillus flavus in culture. The delay in establishing the ante‐mortem diagnosis because of repeatedly negative blood cultures, presence of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and rapidly deteriorating kidney function were the major factors contributing to his poor prognosis and death, despite surgical removal of infected valves and antifungal therapy. This is the first report of endocarditis due to A. flavus from the Middle East.Zusammenfassung. Pilz‐Endokarditis ist eine der bedeutendsten Komplikationen für Patienten geworden, die sich einer kardiovaskulären Operation unterziehen müssen. Unser Patient hatte weder eine Herzoperation noch Drogenmißbrauch noch eine immunsuppressive Therapie hinter sich. Dagegen hatte er mehrere Breitspektrum‐Antibiotikabehandlungen erhalten, die für diese Infektion als Prädispositionsfaktor in Frage kommen. Die Diagnose beruhte auf dem Nachweis hyaliner, septierter, verzweigter Pilzelemente im infizierten Herzklappengewebe und kultureller Anzüchtung von Aspergillus flavus. Die Verzögerung in der Diagnosestellung wegen wiederholt negativer Blutkulturen, die sich entwickelnde disseminierte intravaskuläre Koagulopathie und die sich schnell verschlechternde Nierenfunktion waren die entscheidenden Faktoren für die schlechte Prognose und den raschen Tod trotz operativer Entfernung der infizierten Klappen und antimyketischer Chemotherapie. Dies ist der erste Bericht über eine A. flavus‐bedingte Endokarditis aus dem Mittleren Osten.

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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Male, Antifungal Agents, Endocarditis, Middle Aged, Amphotericin B, Aspergillosis, Humans, Mitral Valve, Aspergillus flavus, Ultrasonography

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