Fatal Case of Pulmonary Invasive Aspergillus after Heart Transplant with a Rapidly Progressive Course

The incidence of invasive fungal infections is lower than that of bacterial infections in heart transplant recipients. However, they are always life-threatening. Clinical manifestations may range from asymptomatic colonization to disseminated infection. This complication is responsible for significa...

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Published in:	International journal of organ transplantation medicine Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 140 - 143
Main Authors:	Shakerian, B, Razavi, N, Mandegar, M H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Iran Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 01-01-2018 Avicenna Organ Transplantation Institute
Subjects:	Aspergillus Bacterial infections Biopsy Blood Case Report Cytomegalovirus Fever Fungal infection Fungal infections Health risk assessment Heart failure Heart transplant Mortality Patients Pneumonia Risk factors Tomography Transplants & implants Urine Iran New York Heart transplant Aspergillus Fungal infection
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Summary:	The incidence of invasive fungal infections is lower than that of bacterial infections in heart transplant recipients. However, they are always life-threatening. Clinical manifestations may range from asymptomatic colonization to disseminated infection. This complication is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in heart transplant recipients. Herein, we present on a cardiac transplant recipient who presented with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis quickly leading to death, in spite of early diagnosis and aggressive therapy. It just took 10 hours from the diagnosis to death. In other reports, this period was at least 12 days.
ISSN:	2008-6482 2008-6490