Case report: Disseminated Scedosporium apiospermum infection with invasive right atrial mass in a heart transplant patient.
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serval:BIB_653060C72977
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Title
Case report: Disseminated Scedosporium apiospermum infection with invasive right atrial mass in a heart transplant patient.
Journal
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine
ISSN
2297-055X (Print)
ISSN-L
2297-055X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
9
Pages
1045353
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Scedosporium apiospermum associated endocarditis is extremely rare. We report a case of a disseminated S. apiospermum infection with an invasive right atrial mass in a 52-year-old male, 11 months after heart transplantation, referred to our institution for an endogenous endophthalmitis with a one-month history of diffuse myalgias and fatigue. The patient had been supported two times with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during the first three postoperative months. The echocardiography on admission revealed a mass in the right atrium attached to a thickened lateral wall. The whole-body [ <sup>18</sup> F]FDG PET/CT revealed systemic dissemination in the lungs, muscles, and subcutaneous tissue. Blood cultures were positive on day three for filamentous fungi later identified as S. apiospermum. The disease was refractory to a 3-week dual antifungal therapy with voriconazole and anidulafungin in addition to reduced immunosuppression, and palliative care was implemented.
Keywords
Lomentospora prolificans, PET/CT, Scedosporium apiospermum, heart failure, heart tranplantation, infective endocarditis, mycoses
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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