Successful Treatment of Mucormycosis Endocarditis Complicated by Pulmonary Involvement

Cardiac mucormycosis is an exceedingly rare condition. This case report describes mucormycosis endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient with ulcerative colitis. His condition was further complicated by multiple septic emboli to the lungs. His management included surgical excision of the right at...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon 2007-06, Vol.55 (4), p.257-258
Hauptverfasser:	Gubarev, N., Separovic, J., Gasparovic, V., Jelic, I.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Amphotericin B - therapeutic use Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Colitis, Ulcerative - complications Combined Modality Therapy Endocarditis - complications Endocarditis - diagnostic imaging Endocarditis - microbiology Endocarditis - therapy Enterococcus faecium - isolation & purification Humans Immunocompromised Host Lung Diseases, Fungal - complications Lung Diseases, Fungal - drug therapy Male Mucor - isolation & purification Mucormycosis - complications Mucormycosis - diagnostic imaging Mucormycosis - therapy Short Communications Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Cardiac mucormycosis is an exceedingly rare condition. This case report describes mucormycosis endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient with ulcerative colitis. His condition was further complicated by multiple septic emboli to the lungs. His management included surgical excision of the right atrial endocarditic vegetation and antifungal treatment with high-dose liposomal amphotericin B.
ISSN:	0171-6425 1439-1902
DOI:	10.1055/s-2006-924502