Aspergillus endocarditis in a paediatric patient after a cardiac surgery, associated with septic pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Joana Miranda (Author) FMUP; de Sousa, AR (Author) Other; Monterroso, J (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Cardiology in the Young

Vol. 25

Pages: 563-565

ISSN: 1047-9511

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00G-152

DOI: 10.1017/s1047951114000432

Abstract (EN): 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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3